Uranium enrichment lies at the heart of Western concernsabout Iran's nuclear programme. Photo AFP
Iran Faces New Nuclear Deadline On Uranium Deal -- AFP
VIENNA — Pressure mounted on Iran to agree a UN-brokered nuclear deal Friday after Russia approved a proposal under which it would enrich uranium for the Islamic Republic.
Friday is the deadline for Iran to agree to a deal, drafted by the International Atomic Energy Agency after talks between France, Iran, Russia and the United States this week, aimed at breaking the seven-year deadlock on the Iran's suspect nuclear programme.
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