Iran: follow up Dow Jones is reporting "Iran has put into operation the first unit of 164 centrifuges, has injected (uranium) gas and has reached industrial production," the Kuwait News Agency quoted Rafsanjani as saying. It was the first announcement Iran had successfully enriched uranium since February, when it began research at its facility in the town of Natanz. Enriching uranium to a low level produces fuel for nuclear reactors. To a higher level, it produces the material for a nuclear bomb. (refer to our 10:37 comment)