Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire: Iran Signals no Compromise on Enrichment

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Iran Signals no Compromise on Enrichment

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, and other officials visit the Natanz uranium enrichment site in 2008. Iran's top atomic official on Tuesday said the nation would not halt production of higher-enriched material, despite demands from the United States and other powers (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office).

Iran's top atomic official on Tuesday indicated the nation would not back away from its highly contested program to produce higher-enriched uranium, Reuters reported.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran will not suspend 20 percent uranium enrichment because of the demands of others," the Iranian Students' News Agency quoted Atomic Energy Organization Fereidoun Abbasi as saying."The Islamic Republic of Iran will produce 20 percent enriched uranium to meet its needs and for however long it is required."http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/iran-signals-no-compromise-enrichment/