Tehran reports "victory," Israel calls for ouster of "mad regime"...............
TEHRAN/ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Iran announced Saturday a new nuclear enrichment plant would soon be operational as Israel said Tehran's disclosure of a second enrichment facility proved the country was seeking nuclear weapons and demanded an "unequivocal" Western response.
Tehran's announcement came a day after the leaders of Britain and France stood by American President Barack Obama as he accused the Islamic Republic of building a secret nuclear plant and "breaking rules that all nations must follow."
Iran's press widely reported the building of the country's second uranium enrichment plant as the front-page of a government-run newspaper read: "A new victorious step taken in the nuclear domain."
Hardline daily Javan also carried a banner headline saying the plant was "Iran's new card on the brink of nuclear talks."
Other conservative papers carried the news on their front pages but with much less emphasis.
Meanwhile, reformist newspaper Sarmayeh carried a front-page picture of Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown with a headline saying "West steps up pressure for new sanctions against Iran."
