日本は何故、反省しないのか？

The Islamic Republic's leader said the uranium was being mined in the Savand area, 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the central city of Yazd, and processing facilities had been set up in the central cities of Isfahan and Kashan.

The surprise announcement is certain to alarm the United States, which has already expressed concern over Russia supplying nuclear technology to Iran, described by President Bush only last year as part of an "axis of evil".

Tehran says it is pursuing a nuclear programme for energy production only, but the US last year produced satellite photographs of Iranian sites it says could be used for producing nuclear weapons.