Iran starts crucial work on centrifuges

8216;8216;To get enriched uranium with 3.5 per cent purity, you need to employ 164 machines, and we are not at that stage yet. It could take several months for us to reach that point,8217;8217; he added. He said that all the components in Natanz facilities were Iranian made and that Iran is not afraid of being sanctioned or even attacked militarily since 8216;8216;all the technology is indigenous8217;8217;.

Asked about a Russian proposal which calls for Iran to conduct uranium enrichment only on Russian soil, he replied: 8216;8216;No country that has the know-how of a technology would deprive itself from using it, nonetheless we are ready to negotiate the proposal.8221; In response to the possibility of sanctions after Iran8217;s nuclear case is referred to the UN Security Council, he added: 8216;8216;In the past 27 years we had experienced all sorts of sanctions.8217;8217;

8216;8216;But they should know that the artery of the world energy passes through the Strait of Hormouz in the Persian Gulf,8217;8217; he continued, alluding to the possibility that Iran could withhold its oil from world markets.