__UN plays down Iran nuclear plans
"...The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency has played down an unexpected announcement that Iran is to widen greatly the scope of its nuclear programme.
"This comes as no surprise to us," International Atomic Energy Agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said on Monday...

...President Khatami announced on Sunday that uranium was being mined in the Savand area, 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the historic city of Yazd, and processing facilities had been set up in the central cities of Isfahan and Kashan..."
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