Across Asia: Iran
China Daily | Updated: 2009-12-03 08:02
New enrichment planned
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday Iran will enrich its uranium to a higher level in direct contravention to an international call to halt the process. Ahmadinejad expressed frustration with negotiations over a US-backed deal to swap Iran's low-enriched uranium for higher-enriched fuel rods to power its medical research reactor.
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