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New enrichment site heightens Iran concerns

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ImageAP: Western intelligence puts Iran's newly revealed nuclear plant in the arid mountains southwest of Tehran, not far from one of the holiest cities in Shiite Islam.

Ahmadinejad: Iran not obliged to report to Obama

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ImageReuters: Iran was not obliged to tell the Obama administration of every uranium enrichment plant it has, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday, turning up the heat in a dispute over Tehran's nuclear program.

Key US lawmaker: Time for new Iran sanctions

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ImageAFP: A senior US lawmaker said Friday that it was time to impose punishing new US sanctions against Tehran in response to the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility.

Iran plant violates U.N. council decisions: Russia

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ImageReuters: Russia said on Friday that Iran's construction of a second uranium enrichment plant violated U.N. Security Council decisions and should be investigated immediately by the U.N. nuclear watchdog.

Canadian PM echoes Iranian nuclear concerns

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ImageAFP: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined the United States, Britain, France and Germany on Friday in demanding immediate access to a previously secret Iranian nuclear site.

US: Iran site appears too small for civilian plant

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ImageReuters: The United States has been monitoring for several years Iran's construction of a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant and believes it is too small to produce fuel for a civilian nuclear power reactor, a U.S. official said on Friday.

EU urges Iran to work to resolve nuclear dispute

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ImageReuters: The European Union backed a U.S. statement critical of Iran's nuclear program on Friday and urged Tehran to work to solve a dispute with other countries who fear Tehran is developing atomic weapons.

Obama says Iran breaking rules with nuclear plant

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ImageBloomberg: President Barack Obama said Iran is “breaking rules” by secretly building a nuclear fuel plant that is “inconsistent with a peaceful nuclear program.”

Clinton calls for IAEA probe of Iran nuclear site

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ImageReuters: The International Atomic Energy Agency must investigate Iran's newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant and Tehran must take immediate steps to show its program is peaceful, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

China says worried about Iran nuclear developments

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ImageReuters: China said on Friday it was concerned by Iran's announcement of a second uranium enrichment plant but urged that the escalating dispute be resolved through negotiations.