Report: Uranium enrichment begins at new Iranian site
CNN Wire Staff
Updated 9:54 AM EST,
Mon January 9, 2012
A file photo of Iran's Natanz enrichment site.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Iran says nuclear program has a medical purpose, semi-official newspaper reports
Iran needs to enrich uranium to 20% for radio isotopes to treat cancer, Kayhan reports
Fordo enrichment plant is in Qom province; another nuclear facility is in Natanz
The U.S. and other Western nations have ratcheted up sanctions against Iran
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