Iran says nuke program is near complete
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 9 minutes
ago
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday said
Iran would soon celebrate completion of its controversial nuclear
fuel program.
"With the wisdom and resistance of the nation, today our position
has stabilized. I'm very hopeful that we will be able to hold the
big celebration of Iran's full nuclearization in the current year,"
the hard-line president told reporters during a press
conference.
Iran's current calendar year ends on March 20.
The hard-line president also claimed that international community
was caving it to Tehran's demand for a nuclear program. He did not
elaborate.
The U.S. and some of its allies allege that Iran is developing
nuclear weapons. But Tehran claims its program is peaceful and for
generating electricity.