Officials: Iran still enriching uranium
(AP)
Updated: 2006-08-30 21:52
VIENNA, Austria - Iran has persisted in enriching uranium despite the threat
of UN sanctions and a looming deadline to freeze such operations, UN and
European officials said Wednesday.
The officials said Iran had continued to enrich uranium until at least
Tuesday.
Its ongoing enrichment could act as a trigger for the UN Security Council,
which had set Thursday as the final day for Tehran to freeze such activity.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the information was
confidential, said Iran had also snubbed overtures from world powers for a new
meeting on its nuclear program.
Iranian defiance on enrichment will be detailed in a report from the
International Atomic Energy Agency due Thursday.
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