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Iran has removed U.N. seals from one of its nuclear facilities, ignoring Western calls that it refrain from sensitive nuclear activities.
The deputy head of Iran's nuclear agency Mohammad Saeedi told reporters in Tehran Tuesday, that research work at the Natanz plant has resumed, but that no nuclear fuel is being produced.
A spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna says Iranian officials removed seals at the plant in presence of I.A.E.A. inspectors.
Senior U.S. and Western officials condemned Iran's move and said it would put at risk further talks between Tehran and the European Union. Britain, France and Germany have been trying to reach a deal that would en Iran's nuclear work.
Russia also is calling on Tehran to stick to its nuclear commitments. Moscow has been proposing an arrangement under which Iran would produce fuel for its reactors by enriching uranium in Russian facilities, under Russian supervision.
The West accuses Iran of secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran denies denies the charge.
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