Iran makes new uranium enrichment challenge
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the nuclear head of the
country, both to enrich uranium to 20%.
Made the announcement one day after Western skepticism about Iran’s
earlier assertion that the agreement had enriched uranium for nuclear
fuel swaps to close.
The United States and the European Union stated that it was not
convinced, and Iran must make a reasonable offer, or face new
sanctions.
Western countries fear Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. But
Tehran says its program is peaceful.
The civil nuclear energy needs of about 3% enriched uranium, the
uranium, but must be enriched to weapons by 90%.
Mr Ahmadinejad’s announcement on state television of Iran.
I said, will give them [the West], two to three months, and if we
agree, we have started, he said in a televised speech live.
Now, Dr. [Ali Akbar] entry Salehi, who account for 20% of the
centrifuges, the President said, addressing the nuclear programs of
Iran’s leaders sat in the audience during a deployment laser technology
to Tehran.
But he added: The doors are always open to interaction. BBC
correspondent in Tehran Jon Leyne reporting from London, said the
announcement by Mr Ahmadinejad, a large sample from the red line.
The Iranians want HEU research reactor after the collapse of
international demand for more fuel for the decision.
But some Western analysts say that Iran should not say on the technical
expertise to produce fuel for the reactor in our correspondent and
Western countries fear could be a step towards the production of
weapons-quality materials.
At least this is a challenge that is difficult to negotiate, is, says
our correspondent.
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told a security
conference in Munich, Germany, an agreement could be reached in the
future is very remote.
But US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said: I do not think we are
close to an agreement. If Iran is ready for the proposal of so-called
P5 1 – the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France and Germany
- the sale of low-enriched uranium, then the message the United Nations
should nuclear watchdog, the IAEA said.
He suggested that Western powers should think about whether it is time
to take a journey different on Iran.
In January, Iranian diplomats said the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) agreed and stated that it accepts the terms of the
transaction in October, by Iran, the IAEA and the P5 1.
In return, the United States, Britain and France to push for new
sanctions and distributed earlier this week, a discussion paper on
possible action against the country.