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In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:06:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - 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 ASSOCIATED PRESS/Iranian President's Office, File)

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

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Henghameh Fahimi/AFP

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

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Two Iranians work at the zirconium production plant, part of the nuclear facilities (UCF) in Isfahan in 2005. US President Barack Obama said Tuesday the international community was moving 'fairly quickly' to impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran started enriching uranium to a higher level. Photo:Henghameh Fahimi/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during the unveiling ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Rohollah Vahdati/AFP

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

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

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

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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 Photo:/AFP

Police motorcycles burn as Iranian opposition protesters throw ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Police motorcycles burn as Iranian opposition protesters throw stones at security forces during clashes in Tehran in December 2009. An Iranian has been condemned to death for anti-government riots at the end of December, the ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday, bringing to 12 the total number sentenced to death for their role in the troubles. Photo:/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Iranian demonstrators tear down a street sign named 'Rome', ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian demonstrators tear down a street sign named 'Rome', during a demonstration outside the Italian embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Fars News/Meghdad Madadi

Police stand guard in front of an egg-stained sign during a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Police stand guard in front of an egg-stained sign during a demonstration outside the French embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Fars News/Hossein Salehi

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian demonstrator carries a banner with Persian characters which read, 'Don't extend your foot beyond the borders of your own Gilim', during a demonstration outside the French embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. Italy said dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a protest by students and denied there was any violence. REUTERS/Fars News/Hossein Salehi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Police stand guard in front of an egg-stained sign during a demonstration outside the French embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. Italy said dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a protest by students and denied there was any violence. REUTERS/Fars News/Hossein Salehi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian demonstrators carry banners during a demonstration outside the French embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. Italy said dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a protest by students and denied there was any violence. REUTERS/Fars News/Hossein Zohrevand (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian protesters shout slogans during a demonstration outside the Italian embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. Italy said dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a protest by students and denied there was any violence. REUTERS/Fars News/Meghdad Madadi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian demonstrators tear down a street sign named 'Rome', during a demonstration outside the Italian embassy in Tehran February 9, 2010. Italy said dozens of members of Iran's religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a protest by students and denied there was any violence. REUTERS/Fars News/Meghdad Madadi (IRAN)

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

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:43:00 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)

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility south of Tehran, last April. Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons. . (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Iranian President's Office, File)

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

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Henghameh Fahimi/AFP

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran, February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:30:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as he tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Tuesday that Tehran has started to produce 20 percent enriched uranium at its Natanz plant, the official IRNA news agency reported. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi hold ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Student supporters of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi hold red roses during protests in central Tehran in this December 7, 2009 file photo. Internet messages have been circulating about possible rallies on February 11, 2010, when Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. But the climate in the Islamic Republic is much harder than before last year's post-election protests. Picture taken December 7, 2009. REUTERS/via Your View

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as he tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. The United States and France said they will push for 'strong' new UN anti-nuclear sanctions against Iran after the Middle East state announced it was going to step up its uranium enrichment. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - 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. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mehr News Agency, Ruzbeh Jadidoleslam

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

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

An Iranian student of the Shahid Rajai University explains as ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Iranian student of the Shahid Rajai University explains as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in an electric vehicle during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's 'contradictory ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - Britain voiced deep concern Monday over Iran's 'contradictory rhetoric' after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad confirmed plans to produce higher enriched uranium, days after seeming to accept a UN-drafted nuclear deal. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

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

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:00 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. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

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

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:John MacDougall/AFP

Iranian security forces on motorcycles surround opposition protesters ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - 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. Photo:/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran, February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran on February 7, 2010. Iran was expected Monday to officially inform the UN nuclear watchdog of its plans to enrich uranium to a higher level, but insisted it will stop the process if a UN-backed nuclear deal is clinched. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Iran's all powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iran's all powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution would be a 'punch' to the world's 'arrogant' powers that would stun them. Photo:/AFP

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

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:47:00 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 (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)

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

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:45:00 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 gestures while speaking during the opening ceremony of the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN BUSINESS - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SCI TECH)

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

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:41:00 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. A student of an Iranian University (R) explains about his invention to Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) during the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN BUSINESS - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION SCI TECH)

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

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:35:00 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. An Iranian student of the Shahid Rajai University explains as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sits in an electric vehicle during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:58:00 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. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

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

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:58:00 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 on Sunday just hours after being told to do so by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at an exhibition ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:31:00 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. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's Supreme Leader shows Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gesturing during a meeting in Tehran in January 2010. Khamenei said on Sunday the destruction of Iran's arch-foe Israel was 'imminent,' and called for continued resistance against the Jewish state, state media reported. Photo:/AFP

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

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:57:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - 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. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

Technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, south of Tehran. Britain said Sunday that Iran's plans to boost its uranium enrichment were 'clearly a matter of serious concern', in a statement issued by the Foreign Office in London. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

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

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:45:00 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 (L) and Industries Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian wear protective glasses while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Schoolgirls wave Iranian flags as they mark the start of celebrations for the anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran, February 1. Iran said on Sunday it has arrested seven people for allegedly planning to provoke riots on February 11, the day the nation marks the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives to testify at ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrives to testify at the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is pictured during an official meeting at the presidential offices in Tehran on January 7. Ahmadinejad ordered Iran's atomic chief on Sunday to enrich uranium to 20 percent, in a fresh challenge to world powers days after appearing to accept a UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal. Photo:Atta Kenare/AFP

A technician explains the workings of a machine to a government ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A technician explains the workings of a machine to a government visitor during the inauguration of the Fuel Manufacturing plant at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facility 440 kilometres (274 miles) south of Tehran April 9, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz

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

(Reuters) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:11:00 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 (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)