BBC: Iran insists on nuclear programme

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Last Updated: Sunday, 11 February 2007, 09:32 GMT

Iran insists on nuclear programme

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has insisted on Iran's right to develop nuclear fuel
while staying within international rules.

Mr Ahmadinejad accused the West of making false offers - calling for talks and then
insisting that Tehran first halts its uranium enrichment work.

The president was addressing a mass rally in Tehran, marking the 28th anniversary
of the Islamic revolution.

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Mr Ahmadinejad said Iran had no intention of pulling out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty but added that it would be a "humiliation" to abandon its programme.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6351137.stm

Related: President: Iran will press for recognition of its nuclear right within framework of law - IRNA

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1. and then there is this: Envoy: Iran ready to settle IAEA issues

MUNICH, Germany - Iran is prepared to settle all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency within three weeks, the country's top nuclear negotiator said Sunday.

The IAEA, led by Mohamed ElBaradei, has said it has found no evidence that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. But the watchdog has suspended some aid to Iran and criticized the country for concealing certain nuclear activities and failing to answer questions about its program.

"I have written to Mr. ElBaradei to say we are ready to within three weeks to have the modality to solve all the outstanding issues with you," Ali Larijani said at a forum gathering together top security officials from around the globe.

On Friday, the IAEA suspended nearly half the technical aid it provides to Iran, a symbolically significant punishment for nuclear defiance that only North Korea and Saddam Hussein's Iraq had faced in the past.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070211/ap_on_re_eu/security_conference
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2. AFP: Defiant Ahmadinejad promises nuclear news in two months

Defiant Ahmadinejad promises nuclear news in two months

by Aresu Eqbali and Farhad Pouladi

47 minutes ago

TEHRAN (AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed Iran would never surrender to
Western demands to suspend its nuclear drive and promised announcements on Tehran's
atomic progress in the next two months.

Many observers had expected Ahmadinejad to make a major announcement on the nuclear
programme in a speech marking the 28th anniversary of the Islamic revolution but the
president instead focused on Tehran's continued defiance.

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Ahmadinejad boasted of Iran's progress not just in nuclear energy but also in agriculture,
industry and medicine. He said the Islamic republic would be making major announcements
by April 9, without giving further details.

"From now until April 9 you will hear frequently about the great progress of the Iranian
people and unique developments in the domains of industry, agriculture, and especially
nuclear energy," Ahmadinejad told the rally in Tehran.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070211/wl_afp/irannuclearpolitics_070211100619