I'll see your UN sanctions and raise the stakes by 3,000 centrifuges

That didn't quite work out the way people wanted now did it?

Iran will on Sunday start putting in place 3,000 uranium enriching centrifuges at a key nuclear plant in an immediate response to a UN sanctions resolution, top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani told the hardline Kayhan newspaper.

"Our immediate response to the UN Security Council is that, as of today, we will start the activities at the site of the 3,000 centrifuge machines in Natanz and we will go ahead with full speed," Larijani told the paper.

Doesn't anyone realize yet, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't gonna be the first one to blink?

Oh yeah, Merry Christmas. Peace on Earth and goodwill for all.

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