Iran has capacity to enrich at any percentage- deputy head of nuclear agency

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DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - If Iranian authorities make the decision, Iran's nuclear agency has the capacity to enrich uranium at any percentage, the deputy head of Iran's nuclear agency said in a report that the agency posted on its official website on Saturday.

"At the moment, if (Iranian authorities) make the decision, the Atomic Energy Organization, as the executor, will be able to enrich uranium at any percentage," Ali Asghar Zarean said. (Reporting By Babak Dehghanpisheh; editing by David Evans)