Iran to process fresh batch of uranium - diplomats

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http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=6209037&cKey=1130939433000

BERLIN (Reuters) - Iran will process a new batch of uranium at its Isfahan nuclear plant beginning next week, despite pressure from the United States and European Union to halt all sensitive nuclear work, diplomats said on Wednesday.

"Beginning next week, the Iranians will start a new phase of uranium conversion at Isfahan. They will begin feeding a new batch of uranium into the plant," a European diplomat familiar with the result of inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

Accused by Western nations of running a covert atomic weapons programme, Iran had frozen all work at Isfahan late last year under a deal with France, Britain and Germany. But it resumed work at the plant in August, prompting the EU's three biggest powers to suspend talks with the Islamic republic.

Iran denies wanting nuclear weapons, insisting its atomic ambitions are limited to the peaceful generation of electricity. However, it has acknowledged concealing many nuclear activities from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for 18 years.

[Deja Q]

1. Said the country that wants to blow Israel off the face of the map.

Then adjust the map accordingly and and print out new copies then.

Iran is a legit fear re: nukes, but why would they want to goad * into attacking? (and everybody knows Iraq is a sandbox full of toddlers by comparison to Iran's military complex... under the circumstances, the insurgents have managed to sustain quite a fight. But Iran's going to be a real bloodbath if * takes their bait. But I don't expect the public to think outside the box on this. Especially with Iran's statement re: Israel and I'm freaked out by it too.)