Tehran:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran now controls the entire nuclear fuel cycle - from extracting uranium ore to producing nuclear fuel pellets.
Speaking on state television on Saturday, Ahmadinejad said the next step for Iran is to achieve proficiency in building nuclear power plants without help from foreign countries.
Iran inaugurated a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor on Thursday. Production of nuclear fuel pellets is the final step in the long chain of nuclear fuel cycle.
The US and some of its allies accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons. Iran has denied the charges, saying its nuclear program is merely geared towards power generation.
Speaking on state television on Saturday, Ahmadinejad said the next step for Iran is to achieve proficiency in building nuclear power plants without help from foreign countries.
Iran inaugurated a new facility producing uranium fuel for a planned heavy-water nuclear reactor on Thursday. Production of nuclear fuel pellets is the final step in the long chain of nuclear fuel cycle.
The US and some of its allies accuse Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons. Iran has denied the charges, saying its nuclear program is merely geared towards power generation.
