Russian and Iranian diplomats discussed...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Seyyed Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi met to discuss "the situation around the Iranian nuclear program that has evolved after Tehran decided to enrich its stocks of low-enriched uranium to 19.75% purity."
Iran notified the UN nuclear watchdog of plans to produce higher enriched uranium on Monday, saying it could not wait any longer to reach an agreement on international processing of its uranium for its reactor in Tehran.
The move drew stinging criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama who said on Tuesday that Washington and its allies would begin developing "significant" new sanctions against Iran.
Iran"s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, has said Iran would use 20%-enriched uranium to produce nuclear fuel solely for domestic purposes.
Salehi said Iran was capable of producing up to 5 kg of nuclear fuel monthly, while the Tehran research reactor needs only 1.5 kg fuel each month.