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What is Iran planning for the incoming Obama Administration?

Let’s see:

Iran says it now runs more than 5,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges

Iran has more than 5,000 centrifuges to process uranium at its enrichment plant, its nuclear chief said Wednesday, in the country’s latest defiance of U.N. demands that it halt the controversial program.

The Iranian official, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, said Iran will continue to install centrifuges and enrich uranium to produce nuclear fuel for the country’s future nuclear power plants. The number of centrifuges is up from 4,000 Iran said were running in August at the plant in the central Iranian city of Natanz.

Uranium enriched to low level is used to produce nuclear fuel. Further enrichment makes it suitable for use in nuclear weapons.

Iran has successfully launched a rocket called “Kavosh 2.”

State television did not give any further details about “Kavosh 2,” which means “Explorer 2,” saying details about the home-made rocket will be announced later. “The rocket was launched to register and send correct environmental data and (to test) separation of the engine from the body,” state radio said.

The long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons.

The Bush Administration over a year ago punted the Iranian nuclear problem and the ball is now landing for the Obama Presidency.

Exit question: Will Obama punt the ball and engage Iran in worthless negotiations (like Condi Rice and Bush) while the Mullahs further develop a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it?