Iran Ditches Meeting With U.N. Nuclear Inspector

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COMMENTARY
I only have one thing to say, and that's a quote: "An extremist with a microphone can be dangerous enough; an extremist with nuclear weapons poses a danger to the entire world."

NEWSLINES
The US and EU do not want Iran to be able to manufacture fuel suitable for use in nuclear weapons.

"The Iranian nation and government will defend the right to nuclear research and technology and will go forward prudently," said Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

NEWSBYTES
Iran Stands Up Top U.N. Nuclear Inspector
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A defiant Iran rebuffed the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday, failing to show up for a meeting to discuss Tehran's plans to move closer to uranium enrichment within days.

Iran fails to show up at nuclear meeting: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) -- An Iranian delegation expected in Vienna to explain to the
International Atomic Energy Iran's decision to resume nuclear fuel research did not show up for a meeting on Thursday, the IAEA said

Iran absent from nuclear meeting
Iran failed to attend a meeting in Vienna to discuss its decision to resume nuclear fuel research, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
(BBC) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency said a meeting with Iranian delegates scheduled for Thursday never took place and no new meeting was planned.

TESNION: Saber rattling
GRAVITY: Nuclear

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