Iran digs heels in on uranium enrichment
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The EU cannot force Iran to give up its right to enrich uranium, Iran&#39;s foreign minister says, apparently slamming the door on European Union efforts to halt the process
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Iran has persisted in enriching uranium despite the threat of U.N. sanctions and a looming deadline to freeze such operations, U.N. and European officials said Wednesday.
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Iran has begun turning uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a key step in assembling nuclear weapons, The Associated Press reported.
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Iran said on Wednesday it had processed several tons of raw &quot;yellowcake&quot; uranium to prepare it for enrichment -- a process that can be used to make atomic weapons -- in defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog.
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Iran began processing uranium more than  a week ago to prepare it for enrichment -- a process that can  be used to make nuclear weapons -- in defiance of the United  Nations' nuclear watchdog, a diplomat said Wednesday.
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Defying a key demand set by 35 nations, Iran announced Tuesday that it has started converting raw uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
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Iran is making substantial advances in uranium enrichment in defiance of world demands, U.N. monitors said on Wednesday, opening the way to harsher sanctions against Tehran over fears it is seeking atom bombs.
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Iran has confirmed that it has begun processing uranium to prepare it for enrichment - a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
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Iran has agreed to suspend all uranium enrichment within a week in a move that satisfies some of the demands made by the UN atomic watchdog, but other suspicions about the country&#39;s nearly two-decade-old clandestine programs remain
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Iran pledged Sunday to meet its deadline and suspend its uranium enrichment activities on Monday, in a sign of cooperation even as the United States has been stepping up pressure over the country&#39;s nuclear program.
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Diplomats say Iran is preparing large amounts of uranium for enrichment days before a deadline to halt such actions.
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Iran said on Wednesday it had processed  several tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium to prepare it for  enrichment -- a process that can be used to make atomic weapons  -- in defiance of the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
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VIENNA -- Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said yesterday.
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LONDON, Nov 25 (IranMania) - Enrichment, at the heart of the storm surrounding Iran&#39;s nuclear programme, takes low-grade uranium and refines it, turning it into a material that can power civilian reactors -- or an atomic explosion.
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Iran faces heightened criticism over its escalating nuclear activity at a U.N. watchdog meeting this week that will provide a barometer of sentiment for broader sanctions against Tehran.
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Iran is testing an advanced centrifuge at its Natanz nuclear complex, diplomats said on Wednesday, a move that could lead to Tehran enriching uranium much faster and gaining ability to build atom bombs.
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Iran is preparing large amounts of uranium for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons, days before its promise to freeze all such activities takes effect, Western diplomats said on Friday.