Adding centrifuges to the fire

Claude Salhani

New reports from Iran say the Islamic Republic is running more than 3,000 centrifuges, which is certain to augment fears in Washington and Western Europe that Iran’s nuclear program is for military, rather than civilian, use, as Iran’s leadership insists.

The announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday also will likely augment the likelihood of an attack by the United States on Iran’s nuclear production plants and installations. Iran’s main nuclear facilities, according to Alireza Jafarzadeh, an exile with close links to the Iranian opposition, are those at Natanz and Arak.

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