Iran steps up nuke activity as it rallies allies
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="uranium">uranium</span> <span word="enrichment">enrichment</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Kayhan">Kayhan</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Teheran">Teheran</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="uranium">uranium</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="centrifuges">centrifuges</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fordo">Fordo</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qom">Qom</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="accuse">accuse</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="allegation">allegation</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Persian">Persian</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="drills">drills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>' <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hormuz">Hormuz</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="Revolutionary">Revolutionary</span> <span word="Guards">Guards</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 27 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chokepoint">chokepoint</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="it">it</span>", <span word="Esmaeil">Esmaeil</span> <span word="Kowsari">Kowsari</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="Ahmadinejad">Ahmadinejad</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="shoring">shoring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="forbid">forbid</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p>
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