Scathing Nuclear Report As US Brands Iran Enemy No 1 (Guardian.co.uk) · Tehran says it 'doesn't give a damn' about inspectors
· US and UK lead calls for action as crisis deepens

Ian Traynor in Zagreb and Ewen MacAskill in Washington
Saturday April 29, 2006
The Guardian

The US administration branded Iran public enemy number one, calling it one of the world's most active sponsors of terrorism, as the UN nuclear inspectors revealed that Tehran has successfully enriched uranium and is racing ahead with its nuclear programme.

The report from Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to the UN security council shifted the nuclear dispute on to a new plane, with the US and Britain leading a campaign for enforcement and punitive action against Iran.

Tehran said it did not "give a damn" about the verdict from Dr ElBaradei and what it might lead to.

The US state department's annual report on terrorism worldwide described Iran as the most active state sponsor of terrorism.

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