{"id":1306,"date":"2006-04-12T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2006-04-12T10:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/statements\/nuclear\/1306-irans-nuclear-programme-unstoppable-top-commander"},"modified":"2023-01-12T14:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T13:15:16","slug":"irans-nuclear-programme-unstoppable-top-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/irans-nuclear-programme-unstoppable-top-commander\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme unstoppable: top commander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-28768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/04\/military-iran.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"117\" style=\"float: right\" alt=\"Iran's nuclear programme unstoppable: top commander \" title=\"Iran's nuclear programme unstoppable: top commander \" border=\"0\" \/>Agence France Presse &#8211; Iran&#8217;s advanced nuclear programme cannot be stopped by the West, one of the Islamic republic&#8217;s top military commanders declared Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Regardless of all the threats, scientists continued their efforts and on April 9 managed to enrich uranium to 3.5 percent,&quot; the Iranian armed forces&#8217; joint chief of staff, General Hassan Firouzabadi, was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;When a people masters nuclear technology and nuclear fuel, nothing can be done against the people. 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