Outcry as Iran resumes nuclear research

IRAN removed UN seals on uranium enrichment equipment and resumed nuclear research yesterday, defying demands it maintain a two-year freeze on its nuclear programme.

The move sparked an outcry from the United States and Europe.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran plans to enrich uranium as part of its experiments with the nuclear fuel cycle. An IAEA statement issued in Vienna, Austria, said Iran told the agency the scale of its enrichment work would be limited.