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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022101819.html
Iran Continues Nuclear Work Despite Deadline, Sanction Threat
[Washington Post] Dafna Linzer and Colum Lynch - Despite the threat of new sanctions, Iran is advancing work at its largest nuclear facility and has informed international inspectors in writing that it will not comply with a UN order to suspend the program. The Security Council on Dec. 23 set a 60-day deadline for the Tehran government to halt its nuclear work. Since then Iran has installed nearly 400 centrifuges, in two separate lines, at its uranium-enrichment facility in Natanz. U.S., British, and French officials said they will respond to Iran's defiance by pressing for additional economic sanctions, including an enforced travel ban on senior Iranian officials, asset freezes, and an end to government-backed loans and credits.