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Iran 'reply' on nuclear fuel deal | Iran 'reply' on nuclear fuel deal |
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Iran has delivered a response to a plan for it to enrich some uranium abroad in order to ease tension over its nuclear programme, Iranian media say. | |
Iran's president said earlier his country was ready to co-operate with the UN nuclear watchdog's proposal. | |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described it as a move from "confrontation to cooperation" by western powers. | |
Iran says it is enriching uranium for fuel, but the US and its allies have accused it of seeking nuclear weapons. | Iran says it is enriching uranium for fuel, but the US and its allies have accused it of seeking nuclear weapons. |
A report on Al-Alam TV on Thursday said Iran had given its response on the International Atomic Energy Agency plan, but gave no details. | |
The IAEA has proposed exporting most of Iran's enriched uranium to Russia and France, where it would be converted into fuel before being returned to Iran. | |
The plan was agreed by the US, Russia and France, after talks in Vienna but Iran missed a deadline on Friday to respond. |