The Iranian government has announced it has enriched a small quantity of uranium for the first time. In a ceremony Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said: “Iran has joined the nuclear countries of the world.” The UN Security Council has demanded Iran cease uranium enrichment altogether. Several analysts said Iran is far away from approaching large-scale nuclear capability. An official at the International Atomic Energy Agency told the Los Angeles Times: “If they’ve enriched for 5 minutes it’s one thing, if you have major enrichment it’s another.” We’ll have more on Iran after headlines.