Iran defies West to resume uranium conversion

Ali Akbar Dareini, Tehran

Work restarted at the conversion facility in central Iran quickly after inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog finished installing surveillance equipment.

The move came a day before the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation board of governors is to hold an emergency session to discuss Iran’s nuclear program that was expected to produce a sharply worded warning to Iran. The agency could then refer the issue to the UN Security Council, which has the power to impose economic sanctions.