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Iran vows to expand atomic work
Iran vowed yesterday to expand its atomic fuel work and warned that any UN sanctions aimed at halting its uranium enrichment would incur a painful riposte, possibly including a cut in oil exports.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 August 7, 2006
Tehran: Iran vowed yesterday to expand its atomic fuel work and warned that any UN sanctions aimed at halting its uranium enrichment would incur a painful riposte, possibly including a cut in oil exports.
Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said Iran would expand the number of atomic centrifuges it was running. Centrifuges enrich uranium by spinning it at supersonic speeds.
"We will expand nuclear technology at whatever stage it may be necessary and all of Iran's nuclear technology including the [centrifuge] cascades will be expanded," he told a news conference.
Such remarks flatly reject a UN Security Council resolution demanding Tehran halt its nuclear work by August 31 or face the threat of sanctions.
Larijani said the expansion of atomic work would be conducted under the supervision of the IAEA but even that could be in question if Iran felt unfairly treated.
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