Iran defies UN

IRAN yesterday vowed to expand, not suspend, uranium enrichment activities in defiance of a UN Security Council resolution giving them until August 31 to halt nuclear activities or face political and economic sanctions.

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani called the UN Security Council resolution issued last week “illegal”.

“We will expand nuclear activities where required. It includes all nuclear technology, including the string of centrifuges,” Larijani said, referring to the centrifuges Iran uses to enrich uranium.