Iran "will Press On With Enrichment:" Nuclear Chief

Iran Nuclear Facility

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will go on refining uranium "with intensity" and the number of enrichment centrifuges it has operating will rise substantially in the current year, the country's nuclear energy chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

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