Iran will enrich uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at two nuclear facilities, U.N. atomic energy agency says, further raising tensions.

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it plans to install more than 6,000 extra uranium-enriching centrifuges at its enrichment plants and bring more of those already in place online,

Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog of plans to instal more uranium-enriching centrifuges at its Fordow and Natanz plants as well as bring machines recently installed there online, a confidential report by the watchdog said on Thursday.

Tehran has revealed its plans to expand its nuclear facilities in detail ahead of a meeting between Iranian and European diplomats in Geneva on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in Vienna that Iran had informed it of plans to install several thousand additional centrifuges for uranium enrichment and also to commission thousands of centrifuges that have already been installed.

Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main nuclear facilities at Fordo and Natanz, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Friday, further raising tensions over Tehran’s program as it enriches at near weapons-grade levels.

Iran will begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges at its two main nuclear facilities at Fordo and Natanz, the United Nations’