Ileana Ros Lehtinen is the ranking committee Republican "It should be clear that unless we impose the maximum pressure on Iran, and this bill is a major step forward in that direction, the regime will continue its march toward acquiring nuclear weapons, dominating the Persian Gulf, and expanding its network of radical militants around the world,".

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Iran's explanation is that the nuclear smuggling network run by Pakistan's Abdul Qadeer Khan had sent it this document in 1987, along with other documentation on centrifuges Iran had received, but that Iran had not asked for it.

ECONOMIST: Nuclear proliferation

The six countries will meet Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the network said.

CNN: Report: Iran has 'updated nuclear package'; ready to hold talks

The exposure of Mr Khan, a metallurgist, as the hub of a network of nuclear-technology proliferation has left many seeing him as a fall-guy for crimes that could not have been committed without the knowledge of the army top brass.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan