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Iran enrichment plans largely bluster, experts say

November 30, 2009 By The Associated Press ALI AKBAR DAREINI (Associated Press Writers), JASON KEYSER (Associated Press Writers)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities is largely bluster after a strong rebuke from the U.N.'s nuclear agency, analysts said Monday. Nonetheless, the defiance is fueling calls among Western allies for new punitive sanctions to freeze Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. and European officials were swift to condemn the plans, warning that Iran...

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