AP: Iran Rejects Demands to Halt Enrichment

[furman]

Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:49 AM EDT
Ali Akbar Dareini, AP Writer

TEHRAN, IRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday rejected demands that Tehran suspend its uranium enrichment activities, saying his government was determined to continue pursuing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

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"Those who have filled their arsenal with nuclear weapons and conduct new tests every day want on political pretexts to deny the Iranian nation its full definite right of using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes," he told the crowd.

"The Iranian nation won't give in to one iota of coercion," he added.

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The United States and several of its allies believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran maintains its program is peaceful and merely aimed at generating electricity.

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[Stockholm]

1. Maybe it is a bit

premature to post news about Iran in the I/P forum...

[bemildred]

2. Iran has never done anything else.

As signatories to the non-proliferation treaty, they have a "right" to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. The basic problem the the US and other nuclear powers have in dealing with Iran, propaganda-wise, is that they are neck deep in "enrichment" themselves, and they DO seek to have nuclear weapons.