Post by Shadow on Dec 11, 2005 11:13:19 GMT -5
AP News
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top nuclear official said Saturday that his country will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel despite an international campaign to persuade it to abandon such ambitions.
Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of the Atomic Organization of Iran, gave no date for when the processes would start but stressed they would do so at some stage.
"For me, there is no doubt that the process of producing nuclear fuel in Iran will be accomplished," Aghazadeh told a news conference. "There is no doubt that we have to carry out uranium enrichment."
Iran has been under intense pressure to curb its nuclear program, which the United States claims is part of an effort to produce weapons. Iran says its program is aimed at generating electricity.
While Iran froze its enrichment program a year ago as a goodwill gesture, it restarted uranium conversion - a step toward enrichment - in August. Enrichment can produce fuel for either nuclear reactors or atomic bombs.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's top nuclear official said Saturday that his country will enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel despite an international campaign to persuade it to abandon such ambitions.
Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of the Atomic Organization of Iran, gave no date for when the processes would start but stressed they would do so at some stage.
"For me, there is no doubt that the process of producing nuclear fuel in Iran will be accomplished," Aghazadeh told a news conference. "There is no doubt that we have to carry out uranium enrichment."
Iran has been under intense pressure to curb its nuclear program, which the United States claims is part of an effort to produce weapons. Iran says its program is aimed at generating electricity.
While Iran froze its enrichment program a year ago as a goodwill gesture, it restarted uranium conversion - a step toward enrichment - in August. Enrichment can produce fuel for either nuclear reactors or atomic bombs.