Iran builds nuclear accord with Venezuela

An Iranian official has said that his country might consider a proposal to move its nuclear enrichment activities to Russia, while playing down Tehran’s resumption of small-scale uranium enrichment as simple lab research.

Iranian parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel yesterday also called for Venezuela to join his country in forming an alliance to counter threats from the world’s nuclear powers. He accused the US of attacking Iran’s nuclear program in order to undermine Iran’s independence.