Iran produces first batch of 20 pct enriched uranium: president

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Iran produced first batch of 20 percent enriched uranium.

"The first batch of 20 percent (enriched uranium) fuel was produced," Ahmadinejad said at a rally in Tehran.

"This work (of enrichment) will be continued until the needs of the country are met," he said, adding that "In the future the daily production (of the 20 percent fuel) will be tripled."