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Iran has rejected the allegations, saying it needs enriched uranium for civilian power generation.Under the plan, drawn up by the IAEA last October, Iran was to ship out its low-enriched uranium to Russia, where it would be enriched and then sent to France to be made into fuel rods and returned to the Islamic Republic for use in its research reactor in Tehran.
But the proposal was then rejected by Tehran, which suggested it could consider a simultaneous swap of its low-enriched uranium for 20%-enriched uranium, but that the exchange would have to take place on its own territory.
Obama reaffirmed on Thursday that the United States would not tolerate any actions by Iran that could spark an arms race in the Middle East.
China, Russia, and the United States, along with Britain, France, and Germany are the six mediators on Iran"s nuclear program.
NEW YORK, April 9 (RIA Novosti)
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