Iran: Suspending uran enrichment to dispel suspicions

Iran is going to suspend "nearly all" of its uranium enrichment and linked activities as part of a deal with France, Britain and Germany in order to dispel all suspicions connected with its controversial &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/101/399/14216_threat.html ' target=_blank>nuclear program, diplomats said Sunday.

By its move, Iran appeared to have dropped demands to modify a tentative deal worked out on Nov. 7 with European negotiators, agreeing instead to continue freezing enrichment and also to suspend related activities, diplomats told The Associated Press. "We have agreed to suspend nearly all activities related to enrichment," top national security official and nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani said after late-night talks with the ambassadors of the three &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/main/2003/02/04/42997.html ' target=_blank>European Union states.