AP
Feb. 7: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran.
Iran began enriching uranium to 20 percent purity level Tuesday in defiance of world powers but under the supervision of inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog, state media reported.
Al-Alam television quoted a source from Iran's atomic body as telling the state-owned Arabic-language channel that "Iran has started enriching uranium to 20 per cent in the presence of IAEA [International Atomic Energy
The United States and France said on Monday they will push for "strong" new U.N. anti-nuclear sanctions against Iran after Tehran announced it was going to step up its enrichment of uranium.
Iran's main enrichment facility is located in the central city of Natanz where sensitive atomic work has continued for years despite three sets of U.N. sanctions.
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