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Iran Boasts of Nuke Potential

Ahmadinejad claims 3,000 centrifuges, after UN praises its probe cooperation

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 2, 2007 12:05 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Iran is operating 3,000 centrifuges in a bid to enrich uranium for its nuclear program, president Ahmadinejad said today, contradicting a UN report that listed far fewer. But the Iranian president praised the report by the UN nuclear watchdog, which said the country’s rate of enrichment activities had slowed and that it had begun cooperating with investigators.

The centrifuge announcement could prompt a third round of sanctions, the Times reports, as nations grow increasingly weary of a nuclear-empowered Iran. The country claimed similar numbers in April, but UN officials put the number then at 328. Iran has said it wants to operate 54,000 centrifuges.

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, right and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, during a news conference after their meeting on Friday, June 22, 2007 at Vienna's International Center. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, right and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, during a news conference after their meeting on Friday, June...   (Associated Press)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with media during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. Ahmadinejad reiterated Tuesday that Tehran has achieved full proficiency in the nuclear fuel cycle and warned the West that dialogue and friendship _ not threats _ were the right way to deal...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with media during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. Ahmadinejad reiterated Tuesday that Tehran has achieved full proficiency in the...   (Associated Press)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech in a ceremony commemorating 1441st anniversary of the coming down of Islam's holy book from God, the Quran, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 27, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech in a ceremony commemorating 1441st anniversary of the coming down of Islam's holy book from God, the Quran, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran,...   (Associated Press)
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei delivers a speech during a special conference in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the IAEA in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 12, 2007. The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed optimism Thursday about his agency's coming mission to monitor the shutdown of North...
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei delivers a speech during a special conference in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the IAEA in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 12, 2007. The head of the U.N. nuclear...   (Associated Press)
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