Iran Defies UN, Says Will Go on Converting Uranium
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Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it would go on 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 vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
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Statements made by Iranian officials on Tuesday confirmed earlier reports that uranium enrichment processes had begun in Iran and that UN pressure would not divert Tehran from pursuing its nuclear program.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday Iran had "no reverse gear" on its way to mastering the technology to make nuclear fuel, voicing fresh defiance before major powers meet to discuss the dispute.
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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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Defying UN agency orders, Iran starts to enrich uranium. Is it for energy or a weapon?
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Iran vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with its nuclear program, in defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
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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 said yesterday it would not abandon uranium enrichment, rejecting a key demand by three European powers which have threatened to intensify pressure if Tehran does not curb its nuclear program.
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Iran will not suspend its uranium enrichment work as demanded by a U.N. sanctions resolution, the country's top nuclear official said on Sunday in the latest statement of defiance from Tehran as a U.N. deadline looms.
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TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday it has processed several tons of raw &quot;yellowcake&quot; uranium to prepare it for enrichment -- a key step in developing atomic weapons -- in defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog agency.
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Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it agreed to a European Union deal to voluntarily stop uranium conversion from Nov. 22, to ward off US calls that the Islamic Republic
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Defying a U.N., Iran began enriching uranium for what it says is a power project, but the gas could be refined to use for bombs.
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Iran defied the  United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it has 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's president defiantly refused to compromise as a U.N. deadline for his country to stop enriching uranium arrived Thursday, saying Tehran would not be bullied into giving up its right to nuclear technology.
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VIENNA: Shrugging off a 35-nation ultimatum, Iran revealed on Tuesday that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.
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IRAN Days after the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved a resolution demanding that Iran suspend all uranium-enrichment activities, a defiant Tehran announced that it had started the conversion of some 37 tons of uranium oxide (yellowcake