Iran Seeks 60,000 Centrifuges
President Ahmadinejad (file photo) (RFE/RL)
Ahmadinejad, during a tour of Iranian state-run television, also said Israel is currently incapable of launching an effective military attack on Iran's nuclear sites.
The UN has demanded that Tehran halt its enrichment work and threatened sanctions.
Ahmadinejad said today he doubts sanctions will be imposed but if they are, they would not cause problems for the country.
Meanwhile, the technical committee of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is today discussing an Iranian request for help in completing a heavy-water nuclear research reactor.
Reports say there is disagreement among panel members about whether to provide technical assistance for the reactor at Arak.
The plant will be able to produce plutonium -- a substance that can be used in the core of nuclear bombs.
Tehran denies Western accusations that it is secretly attempting to acquire nuclear weapons.
(compiled from agency reports)