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February 16, 2012

Iran Touts Nuclear Advances, Proposes Talks 
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Iran is claiming significant new advances in its nuclear program, citing
new uranium enrichment centrifuges and domestically made reactor fuel.
According to state media reports, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
has inserted the first Iranian-manufactured fuel rod into a Tehran
reactor. The United States has downplayed the announcement, calling it
"not big news." As it made the announcement, Iran also said it had
delivered a letter to the European Union calling for new talks on its
nuclear activities.



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