Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has made a key speech to the nation reiterating his determination to pursue its nuclear ambition. The proceedings opened with a fanfare of music and singing and an short speech by the head of Iran’s nuclear agency, “Brothers and sisters across the country who are watching this event through television…we invite you to send salutations to the prophet and the Iranian nuclear energy program”. The official went on to say the production of nuclear energy would soon be well underway. He then went on to provide a list of technical data. He said that Iran had made a significant amount of UF6 [nuclear fuel] from 'Yellowcake' , and that industrial production of nuclear fuel was proving successful. The gathering of top Iranian officials then watched a short dance to hails of Allahu akbar, ‘God is Great’. Then came the much expected speech from the President. However he only re-emphasized Iran’s right to pursue nuclear technology and praised the success of Iranian scientists for having successfully enriched Uranium for use in power station. Iran’s key nuclear advance [BBC] did not impress everyone. The White House has responded by saying that Iran is “moving in the wrong direction”. Scott Mcclellan said the country was likely to be “further isolated” by their actions [ABC]
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