Iran Admits It Has Begun Processing Uranium

February 14, 2008 6:49 p.m. EST

Tehran, Iran (AHN) - In a move that is expected to further alarm the West and Israel, Iran on Wednesday admits it has started processing small amounts of uranium gas in its new generation of advanced centrifuges as part of its nuclear development program.

The Iranian government stressed that the amount of uranium gas was very minimal and would not be sufficient to run an industrial scale energy plant.

This is the first time that Iran has admitted its domestically developed IR-2 centrifuges have been used to process uranium.

The secrecy over this information heightens suspicion over Tehran's intentions as it develops nuclear self-sufficiency.