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Iran may delay resuming nuke work
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-05-13 08:37
Iran may postpone resumption of uranium reprocessing, the head of the
country's nuclear agency said Thursday after Tehran came under increased
European pressure not to end its suspension of a program that officials fear
could result in a nuclear bomb.
"No certain day is fixed for resumption of reprocessing. It is possible to
postpone it some days," Gholamreza Aghazadeh, the head of Iran's Atomic
Organization, told the Tehran state-run television in a live roundtable
discussion.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said earlier Thursday that he would support
Iran being referred to the U.N. Security Council if it breaches its nuclear
obligations, sending a strong warning against any resumption of the reprocessing
program.
Iran announced Sunday that it would resume some conversion activities within
days, expressing impatience with deadlocked negotiations with the Europeans over
its nuclear program. The announcement sparked a Europan warning of "negative"
consequences for Iran.
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