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Russia to build new reactors in Iran: official

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"We are looking into it, we have the orders, so we are working this proposal through, since building specifically nuclear reactors is not an issue of doubt in the international community," said Kiriyenko, who heads the Rosatom state corporation.

"It's not related to sensitive issues, so it is entirely possible," Kiriyenko told a government meeting, noting that Iran has expressed a desire to continue building nuclear reactors.

His comments came as Western governments renewed pressure on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme after the UN's nuclear watchdog published a report pointing to evidence that Iran was making nuclear missile warheads.

Copyright Reuters, 2011