Iranian lawmakers are backing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to domestically enrich uranium to higher levels. The Parliament agreed it was an appropriate response to the increasing Western pressure.
The President ordered the country’s nuclear agency to enrich uranium to 20 percent in order to meet the growing demand of Iranian cancer patients. He explained that Iran was still willing to negotiate a deal on fuel supply for the Tehran research reactor, which is slowly but steadily running out of fuel.
If the reactor's fuel completely dries up, there will be heavy consequences for thousands of Iranian patients, who desperately need post-surgery treatment with nuclear medicine.
"In about a year, the Westerners will see the [positive outcome] of the President's order," said lawmaker Morteza Aghatehrani. "All they do is level threats against us. This should not terrify us and deter us from the peaceful procedure of our work."
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