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TEHERAN, SEPT. 19. Iran today said demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog that it freeze all uranium enrichment work that can be used for nuclear weapons were `illegal,' but left open the possibility it was ready for negotiations. The remarks from Hasan Rowhani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, included defiance and boasting that Iran had advanced its nuclear know-how despite international attempts to rein it in, but stopped short of outright rejection of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency's demands. Such ambiguity has led the U.S. and other officials to accuse Iran of hiding its nuclear intentions and trying to stonewall the international community. Iran says its nuclear programme is only for energy. Mr. Rowhani spoke a day after the IAEA governing board issued its demands and said it would judge Teheran's compliance in two months. ``We are committed to the suspension of actual enrichment but we have no decision to expand the suspension,'' he said. ``This demand is illegal and does not put any obligation on Iran. The IAEA board of governors has no right to make such a suspension obligatory for any country.'' AP
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