Iran To Announce Nuclear "Breakthrough"

Iran to announce nuclear 'breakthrough'

Iran will soon announce an atomic breakthrough, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported today, a day after the country responded to an offer aimed at resolving a nuclear standoff.

'This great scientific achievement is the fruit of a long-term research project... It will be formally announced by a top official,' Mehr quoted an informed source as saying.

'The announcement will highlight Iran's mastery of different areas in nuclear science and will reinforce Iran's position as a nuclear country,' the report said.