Iranian nuclear chief denies centrifuges claim

An Iranian nuclear agency chief has denied claims made by a top governor that the Islamic republic had begun installing 3,000 centrifuges at an uranium enrichment plant, it was reported today.

Hossein Simorgh, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation public relations department, said “no new centrifuges have been installed in Natanz”, referring to the nuclear facility in central Iran, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said.