Backing away from nuclear weapons, Iran dilutes its enriched uranium

An Iranian operator monitors the nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, about 1,215 km (755 miles) south of Tehran, November 30, 2009. Russia plans to start up Iran's first nuclear power station in March 2010 to coincide with the Iranian New Year, two sources closely involved with the project told Reuters. Russia agreed in 1995 to build the 1,000 megawatt nuclear power plant at Bushehr on the Gulf coast in south-western Iran, but delays have haunted the $1 billion project and diplomats say Moscow has used it as a lever in relations with Tehran. Picture taken on November 30, 2009. REUTERS/ISNA/Mehdi Ghasemi (IRAN POLITICS ENERGY) - RTXRBS6' height='259' alt='Tehran, Iran nuclear plant' width='460' src='http://news.guugll.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/backing-away-from-nuclear-weapons-iran-dilutes-its-enriched-uranium.jpg' />

Iran has turned all of its enriched uranium closest to the level needed to make nuclear arms into more harmless forms, the United Nations’ nuclear agency said Sunday.