Iran Uranium Conversion Plans Provoke U.S. Fury
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VIENNA, Austria  - The United States condemned  Iran Wednesday as a threat to global peace with its plans to  process 37 tons of raw uranium, which one nuclear expert said  could eventually yield material for five atomic bombs.
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The anger posed a threat to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who was elected on a platform of bringing oil income to the nationâs households.
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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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A rift has surfaced between the United States and the European Union over how to deal with Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
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Iran is "thumbing its nose" at the international community by expanding its uranium program, a top U.S. official said, setting the stage for difficult negotiations on new U.N. sanctions, with the U.S. likely to push for tougher measures.
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The United States accused Iran Wednesday of threatening global peace with its plans to process 37 tons of raw &quot;yellowcake&quot; uranium, which one Western nuclear
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The crisis over Iran&#39;s nuclear program is heating up. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved a resolution criticizing Iran&#39;s continued refusal to cease its plans to enrich 40 tons of uranium.
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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has produced a few tons of the gas needed to enrich uranium, a top nuclear official indicated Wednesday, confirming the country has defied international demands and taken a necessary step toward producing nuclear fuel - or nuclear weapons.    The White House, which has been pressuring its allies to punish Iran for its nuclear ambitions, again accused Tehran of trying to build nuclear weapons and urged it Wednesday to suspend all enrichment activities...
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There is anger and frustration in Iran after a surprise government move to ration petrol for motorists.
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The United States has hardened its tone against Iran for its alleged efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, adopting a &quot;bad cop&quot; role against Europe&#39;s &quot;good cop&quot; line toward Tehran.
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A congressional report on Iran's nuclear program has been blasted as "outrageous and dishonest" by the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog. The IAEA slams the House Intelligence Committee report for saying Iran "is currently enriching uranium to weapons grade." The report also insinuates the IAEA may be in cahoots with Tehran in covering up Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Iran is racing to produce large amounts of a uranium compound that can be used to make nuclear weapons before a deadline next week to halt all uranium-purification work, US officials said Friday.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says there are many open questions on the nature and aims of Iran&#39;s nuclear program, which could soon include uranium conversion suitable for the building of atomic bombs.
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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Wednesday it has processed several tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium to prepare it for enrichment - a key step in developing atomic weapons - in defiance of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency...
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Europe warned on Tuesday that it would not tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons after the Islamic republic defied the United Nations by announcing it had begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Iran has told UN nuclear inspectors that it is about to process dozens of tonnes of raw uranium into the gas which centrifuges can turn into nuclear bomb material, a disclosure certain to reinforce US arguments that Tehran has embarked on a secret atomic
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Top officials in Washington are now promoting jitters about Iranâs nuclear activities, while media outlets amplify the message. A confrontation with Tehran is on the second-term Bush agenda.