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Bush says supports Russian shipment of enriched uranium to Iran
By News Agencies
Tags: Russia, Bushehr, Iran 

U.S. President George W. Bush said Monday that he supports Russia sending enriched uranium to Iran for civilian power use because it meant that Tehran did not need to pursue its own enrichment capabilities.

"If the Russians are willing to do that, which I support, then the Iranians do not need to learn how to enrich," Bush said. "If the Iranians accept that uranium for a civilian nuclear power plant, then there's no need for them to learn how to enrich."

Many fear that despite Iran's declaration that its nuclear program is peaceful, Tehran aims to develop nuclear weapons.
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Earlier Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia had made its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said it had received written assurances from Iran that the nuclear fuel delivered to Bushehr will be used for civilian purposes.

The IRNA state news agency on Monday quoted an Iranian official confirming that Iran had received the first batch of Russian nuclear fuel.

"The first batch is 82 tons for the first year of operations," the unnamed Iranian official was quoted as saying. He did not give further details.

A senior Iranian official also said on Monday said that Iran will not halt uranium enrichment even with delivery of fuel from Russia.

"There is no talk of halting enrichment. Nothing is related to freezing enrichment. The delivery [of fuel] is not in the framework of the [United Nations] resolutions or the framework of talks," the senior official said.

Asked if Iran would halt enrichment under any condition, he said, "No, not at all."

Construction at Bushehr had been frequently delayed. Officials said the delays were due to payment disputes, but many observers suggested Russia was also unhappy with Iran's obstinate resistance to international pressure to make its nuclear program more open and to ensure the international community that it was not developing nuclear arms.

Last week, Russia announced that its construction disputes with Iran had been resolved.

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      1.   God bless Iran 12:15  |  American 17/12/07
      2.   So no repeat of Ozzyrak then? 12:42  |  Paul Wood 17/12/07
      3.   # 1 American 12:49  |  Noah 17/12/07
      4.   #1 American: Iran will Strike America First 13:07  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 17/12/07
      5.   why haaretz publishes calls for jewish anihalation 13:53  |  Trembling Palestine 17/12/07
      6.   Russia send 1st shipment of Nuclear Fuel to iran 13:55  |  Millie 17/12/07
      7.   To Ovadiah ben Avraham 14:07  |  Curious 17/12/07
      8.   Kudos for Iran 14:42  |  Adeel 17/12/07
      9.   To no 5 and to all 14:48  |  David 17/12/07
      10.   Iranian Promises 14:54  |  juniper 17/12/07
      11.   So the "Let The Fiddler Fiesta" begin.! 15:22  |  Stephen. 17/12/07
      12.   #9 David 15:47  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/12/07
      13.   now a ready made nuclear bomb is ready at bushehr 15:57  |  v hardman 17/12/07
      14.   LOLZ @ Israel... 16:16  |  POP 17/12/07
      15.   Iran has been the victim of american and its dogs 16:17  |  Man 17/12/07
      16.   To David@9 16:45  |  Millionaire 17/12/07
      17.   #12: "blue murder" 16:54  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 17/12/07
      18.   Iran needs energy that is a fact 17:45  |  American Ninja 17/12/07
      19.   #17 Ovadiah Ben Avraham 17:53  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/12/07
      20.   Poor little Israel 18:02  |  Simon 17/12/07
      21.   Congratulations Iran 19:05  |  Espart 17/12/07
      22.   # 10 only fools believe promiises from US 19:17  |  Kris 17/12/07
      23.   I`m sure Esfart will be staying in Montreal where 19:26  |  Bombay bound 17/12/07
      24.   #7 - Curious 19:38  |  MichaelF 17/12/07
      25.   #12 - Chris Linthwaite 19:41  |  MichaelF 17/12/07
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      27.   #18 - American Ninja 19:46  |  MichaelF 17/12/07
      28.   #25 MichaelF 19:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/12/07
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      30.   read what the man says. he`ll burn iran. 20:16  |  frenz 17/12/07
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      37.   God will protect Israel....you all will see... 20:48  |  Natalie Wetjen 17/12/07
      38.   #36 Tripplejump 20:50  |  Chris Linthwaite 17/12/07
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      41.   # 32 Yosemite...I want you to think very hard 21:11  |  Lynn 17/12/07
      42.   Late Russian fuel supply == continue in Iranian enrichment 21:43  |  Pablo B 17/12/07
      43.   Written assurances. 21:43  |  Vital 17/12/07
      44.   One can only wonder what universe 21:46  |  Mark Lincoln 17/12/07
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      49.   80 tonnes Russian enriched uranium - to Iran! 23:00  |  Maureen Ann 17/12/07
      50.   #42 Pablo: Iranian Petrol Dependency Shows Mania of Mullahs 23:05  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 17/12/07
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