Iran snubs UN-backed uranium plan
Updated on 31 October 2009
Iran's senior politicians have rejected a UN-backed plan to ship much of the country's uranium abroad for further enrichment.
The move raises further doubts about the likelihood Tehran will approve the deal.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, who heads the parliament's National Security Committee, told the semi-official ISNA news agency today that the legislature is totally against shipping low-enriched uranium abroad in return for nuclear fuel.
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