enriching uranium in the first place.</p>

<p>"It quite clearly I think underscores that Iran does not need its own enrichment capability if its intentions as it states are for a peaceful program," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.</p>

<p>If Russia carries out its plan, it will end years of foot-dragging on Bushehr. While Moscow signed a $1 billion contract to build the plant in 1995, its completion has been put off for years.</p>

<p>Moscow has cited technical reasons for the delays. But Bushehr ha