Nonetheless, this was enough of a trigger to raise the price of crude oil and send the stock market downward, given the recent sparring between the US and Iran and the possibility of Iran developing nuclear weapons. Iran's power plant, built on a contract with Russia, is designed to be unsuitable for use in a weapons program, and although complete, it's not yet operational.

The most timely updates on this story seem to be from Reuters

Other sources worth checking are Canada's Globe and Mail and The Khaleej Times Online

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