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    Lawmaker says Iran will never close nuclear site

    Associated Press – Sun, Feb 17, 2013

    TEHRAN,Iran (AP) — A prominent Iranian lawmaker is saying his country will never close the Fordo nuclear site in exchange for an ease in Western sanctions.

    A Sunday report by the semi-official ISNA news agency quotes Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the influential parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, as saying Fordo is a "center that will never be closed."

    Fordo, southwest of Tehran, is producing uranium enriched to 20 percent, which can be turned into weapons-grade material.

    Boroujerdi said that closing the center, a longstanding demand by the West, would mean support to Israel, Iran's archenemy.

    The remarks came 10 days before another round of nuclear talks between Iran and the West, which have been stalled since May.

    The West suspects Iran is pursuing a weapons program, a charge Iran denies.

    136 comments

    • Colonel
      Colonel  •  3 days ago
      Obviously if they've expended enormous amounts of man hours and research not to mention a fortune in money to get it to its present level they're not just going to say; "oh well. These sanctions hurt so we'll just chuck the whole thing". A showdown with Israel is (unfortunately) in the cards; if not in 2013 certainly in 2014.
    • sagebrsh
      sagebrsh  •  2 days 15 hrs ago
      Won't have to as long as Odummer is in office. You could even expand it. Odummer won't do anything to you.
    • Naomi
      Naomi  •  2 days 19 hrs ago
      The US wil have to worry about this forever!!
    • Genesis
      Genesis  •  2 days 13 hrs ago
      Do you in any country believe Iran would quit their nuclear program, why they are raising the price of postachio nuts for revenge, I'm scared.lol
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 days ago
      well then you will never be a member of the group of civilized peaceful people.
    • DUDE
      DUDE  •  3 days ago
      ,,,then it will eventually be closed for you...
    • casinogino
      casinogino  •  3 days ago
      the Jews will close it for them very soon.
    • Georgr R
      Georgr R  •  1 day 19 hrs ago
      Nor should it be -- the only way to assure peace in the middle east is to provide a counterbalance to the israeli regimes nuclear arms pointed at Arab countries. First country to strile another is taken out by the US and Russia combined! Live in a modus vivendi or perish!
    • Joe
      Joe  •  3 days ago
      As long as Iran knows that sand melts into glass at roughly 2000 degrees F.
    • Morris
      Morris  •  2 days 23 hrs ago
      The sooner you get the weapon Iran... The sooner you die... Don't make us draw you a picture, you can't be that stupid... Well..
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