Iran Successfully Enriches Uranium For First Time...

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:43 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 12:50 PM ET

Associated Press:

Iran has successfully enriched uranium for the first time, a landmark in its quest to develop nuclear fuel, hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, although he insisted his country does not aim to develop atomic weapons.


In a nationally televised speech, Ahmadinejad called on the West "not to cause an everlasting hatred in the hearts of Iranians" by trying to force Iran to abandon uranium enrichment.

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