The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that his country is now capable of producing nuclear fuel on an industrial scale.
He was speaking at a ceremony at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, marking the one-year anniversary of Iran's first success in enriching uranium.
The United Nations has imposed sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend its programme.
Iran maintains its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes, but the West fears it wants to build atomic bombs.
