PARIS, Aug. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Tuesday that the Iranian nuclear issue is "very serious" and "may trigger a major international crisis."
"The Iran matter seems very serious to me -- it may trigger a major international crisis because, if Iran doesn't go back on itsdecision, then Iran will be, I would say, in a purely unilateral position," Douste-Blazy told reporters after a ministers meeting chaired by French President Jacques Chirac.
Iran on Monday told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it would resume, as of Monday, uranium ore conversion that changes uranium ore into uranium gas, the feedstock for enrichment.
On Tuesday, Iran continued to defy the international community and Europe, saying there was no going back on its decision to restart nuclear fuel work, despite warning of the UN Security Council.
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