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An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian security guard stands in front of the building housing the nuclear reactor in the Iranian port town of Bushehr. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of the nuclear facilities (UCF) in Isfahan in 2005. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an official meeting at the presidential offices in Tehran in January 2010. US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:43:17 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama warned Iran on Tuesday that he would isolate the Islamic republic with a "significant regime of sanctions" if it continued to set its stall on developing nuclear weapons.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:44:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran in this April 8, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Presidential official website/Handout/Files

Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, tours an exhibition ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran declared it has started the process of producing 20 percent enriched uranium, defying world powers who have warned of new sanctions unless the Islamic republic halts its sensitive nuclear drive.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Director of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, speaks to reporters in Munich. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Director of the IAEA, Yukiya Amano, speaks to reporters in Munich. Iran declared it has started the process of producing 20 percent enriched uranium, defying world powers who have warned of new sanctions unless the Islamic republic halts its sensitive nuclear drive.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)

Graphic on the process of enriching uranium to convert it into ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Graphic on the process of enriching uranium to convert it into nuclear fuel. Iran announced it has begun work to produce 20 percent enriched uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers who suspect the sensitive atomic work is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/Graphic)

VIDEO: Iran has declared it has started the process of producing ...

(AFPTV/PRESSTV) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT

(AFPTV/PRESSTV) - VIDEO: Iran has declared it has started the process of producing 20% enriched uranium, defying world powers who have warned of new sanctions unless the Islamic republic halts its sensitive nuclear drive. Duration: 00:22(AFPTV/PRESSTV)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:27:58 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ceremony of new satellite rockets in Tehran on February 3. Iran announced on Tuesday it has begun further enriching uranium, dismissing warnings of new sanctions from world powers which suspect the Islamic republic's nuclear project is aimed at making a bomb.(AFP/File/Rohollah Vahdati)

After the head of Russia's armed forces, General Nikolai ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:49:18 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - After the head of Russia's armed forces, General Nikolai Makarov, seen here in 2008, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying, "The development and deployment of missile defenses is aimed against the Russian Federation," the US on Tuesday denied Moscow's latest charge that US missile defense plans in Europe are aimed at Russia, insisting they are directed at Iran.(AFP/POOL/File/Vladimir Rodionov)

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(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:10:54 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

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(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:58:53 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

A papier-mache figure representing U.S. President Barack Obama ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:45:48 GMT

(Reuters) - A papier-mache figure representing U.S. President Barack Obama and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R), who pulls a Trojan horse on a carnival procession float, is pictured during a preview in Cologne February 9, 2010. The carnival procession will take place on Rose Monday, February 15, when hundreds of thousands of people all over Germany will celebrate. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

A papier-mache figure representing U.S. President Barack Obama ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:43:40 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:33:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as he tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. The UN nuclear watchdog said that a team of its inspectors was in place in Iran to monitor Tehran's plans to start enriching uranium to higher levels.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:04:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem in this February 7, 2010 file picture. Netanyahu called for immediate and "crippling" sanctions against Iran on February 9, 2010, as it began making higher-grade nuclear fuel in defiance of international censure. REUTERS/Uriel Sinai/Pool/Files (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS)

An Iranian military helicopter flys over a nuclear power plant ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:42:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian military helicopter flys over a nuclear power plant in Natanz, 270 kms south of Tehran. Defence Secretary Robert Gates is hoping for a new UN resolution on sanctions against Iran in "a matter of weeks", as world powers raise the heat on Tehran over its nuclear programme, a US defence spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Henghameh Fahimi)

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reacts after he briefs ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:27:40 GMT

(AP) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reacts after he briefs the media about German government position after Iran's decision to enrich uranium to higher levels, at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:02 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. The head of Iran's atomic agency Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 that Iran, which is set to start enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:58:12 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. The head of Iran's atomic agency Ali Akbar Salehi said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 that Iran, which is set to start enriching uranium to 20 percent on Tuesday, would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)

Journalists look at a live transmission of Iran's Foreign ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - Journalists look at a live transmission of Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki during the 46th Munich Security Conference February 5. Iran said it has formally notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.(AFP/File/John MacDougall)

File photo shows technicians moving a container of radioactive ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:46 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows technicians moving a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow cake' sealed by the IAEA at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran. Iran said it has formally notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:46 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran said it has formally notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:26 GMT

(AFP/File) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates, seen here on February 5, agreed in talks Monday that "strong" new sanctions must be passed against Iran over its nuclear drive, the French presidency said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)

Technicians moving a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:22:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - Technicians moving a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow cake' sealed by the IAEA at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran. Iran's new plan to produce higher enriched uranium is "provocative" and will raise further "serious concern" about Tehran's nuclear program and intentions, a US official said Monday.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian security forces on motorcycles surround opposition protesters ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:40:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iranian security forces on motorcycles surround opposition protesters during clashes in Tehran in 2009. The United States and the European Union condemned Monday continuing human rights violations by Iran and expressed concern over the potential for further violence in the coming days.(AFP/File)

In this undated photo released by The British Museum Monday ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:37:46 GMT

(AP) - In this undated photo released by The British Museum Monday Feb. 8, 2010 is seen the Cyrus Cylinder, a 6th century B.C. clay tablet which is thought to be the world's earliest bill of rights. Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran the ancient Babylonian artifact. (AP Photo/British Museum)

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:45:31 GMT

(Reuters) - Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, looks on while attending a news conference in Tehran September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:38:55 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, looks on while attending a news conference in Tehran September 29, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:47:56 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran has officially notified the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to produce 20 percent enriched uranium, Tehran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency told Al-Alam television.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iran's Nuclear Chief Ali Akbar Salehi tours an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:52:52 GMT

(AFP) - Iran's Nuclear Chief Ali Akbar Salehi tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent from Tuesday, the Islamic republic's atomic chief announced just hours after being told to do so by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Technicians move a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - Technicians move a container of radioactive uranium 'yellow cake' sealed by the IAEA at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities, south of Tehran, in 2005. Iran will begin enriching uranium to 20 percent from Tuesday, the Islamic republic's atomic chief announced on Sunday just hours after being told to do so by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:41 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered Iran's atomic chief to begin higher uranium enrichment, raising the stakes in a dispute with the West days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:12:20 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Ruzbeh Jadidoleslam)

Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) and US Secretary ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa (L) and US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates attend a ceremony at the Unknown Soldier's monument at Piazza Venezia in central Rome. The international community must unite to pressure Iran as it seeks to boost its nuclear programme, Gates said Sunday.(AFP/Andreas Solaro)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the 58th US ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:14:27 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the 58th US National Prayer Breakfast at a hotel in Washington, DC, on February 4. The Iranian nuclear threat is real but the United States faces an even greater danger from Al-Qaeda, Clinton warned in an interview on Sunday.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

A booking photo released by the US Marshals Service on December ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:14:27 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A booking photo released by the US Marshals Service on December 28, 2009, shows Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Michigan. The US city of Detroit had a narrow escape on Christmas Day when Abdulmutallab, a young Nigerian claiming allegiance to Al-Qaeda, botched an attempt to bring down a packed transatlantic airliner as it began its descent.(AFP/HO/File)

Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered nuclear chief ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:03:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi (picturd here October 2009) to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to world powers days after appearing to accept a UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:03:03 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7. Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered Iran's atomic chief to begin higher uranium enrichment, raising the stakes in a dispute with the West days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal.(AFP/Atta Kenare)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a microscope he ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:04:02 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a microscope he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to information, ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:59:48 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to information, as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits ...

(AP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:53:29 GMT

(AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:32:39 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles during an official welcoming ceremony for his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade (not pictured) in Tehran October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:12:48 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R), Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) and Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation (L), stand for the playing of the national anthem while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:01:15 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) looks through a microscope at a stand while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology, as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) looks on, in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:57:02 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(C) and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) visit an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:54:55 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) and Iran's chief Nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (2nd R) visit an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS)

Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of 10 ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:57:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of 10 days of celebrations for the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to Western powers bidding to rein in Tehran's galloping nuclear drive.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:55:03 GMT

(AFP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to Western powers bidding to rein in Tehran's galloping nuclear drive.(AFP)