国际英语新闻：Iran unlikely to stop nuclear fuel enrichment

Iran is currently building other nuclear power plants, and has plans to build more in the future or the Russian side will be given the right do so for Iran, Boroujerdi said, arguing that Tehran still needs to provide fuel for the power plant projects.

Boroujerdi also slammed the U.S. and its "allies" for failing to fulfill formal agreements with Iran over providing nuclear fuel for Iran's energy and research establishments, for example the 20- percent enriched fuel needed for Tehran medical research reactor, saying that Tehran has no option but to continue enriching uranium, according to local Press TV satellite channel.

"We have to go ahead with the uranium enrichment activities because we have no confidence in the Western countries," he was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Iranian public opinion has got the message that the western suppliers of fuel are pursuing their financial benefits rather than considering the humanitarian application of nuclear energy, Boroujerdi said.

"The fuel needed for the Bushehr plant was (already) brought to Iran. The fuel will be transferred to the plant next week," the top lawmaker said.

Iran will complete Bushehr under any circumstances, whether Russia participates in supplying its fuel or not, and if Russia refused to supply the needed fuel, Iran will do it by itself, Boroujerdi noted.

The fuel being produced at uranium-enrichment complex in Natanz will be supplied to 20 nuclear power plants whose construction are currently underway, IRNA quoted Boroujerdi as saying.