Friday, September 7, 2007

Iran spinning centrifuges - and half-truths

By Gareth Porter
Asia Times

"Iran claims to have achieved its goal of 3,000 operational centrifuges in its uranium-enrichment program. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which is closely monitoring activities, puts the figure much lower. Iran has good reason to exaggerate as it maneuvers to have its nuclear dossier moved from the United Nations Security Council back to the IAEA and tries to avert a military confrontation with the United States......"

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