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VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：Iranian-Hopes-Dashed-at-Non-Aligned-Summit LONDON — Iran hosted a summit of the 120-nation Non-Aligned movement this week. But the conference did not go exactly as Iranian leaders had hoped, with several delegates openly opposing some of Iran抯 most controversial policies. It was an extremely diverse group that met in Tehran, representing more than half the world抯 countries. Among the 120 delegation chiefs were more than two dozen heads of state. But with such a broad-based group, it was likely to be difficult to reach aggreement on anything but the most general policy pronouncements. That would not accommodate Iran抯 hope to garner support for its nuclear program, its strident stance against the West and Israel, and its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Egypt抯 newly-elected President Mohamed Morsi provided the best example of that with a sharp attack on President Assad, saying he leads an 搊ppressive?regime that has lost its legitimacy. The Syrian delegation walked out in protest. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also disappointed the Iranians, who had urged him to attend the conference. He told Iranian leaders to take 揷oncrete?steps and fully comply with Security Council resolutions demanding inspections of its nuclear facilities. And in the middle of the summit, the U.N.抯 Atomic Energy Agency issued a report saying Iran has more than doubled the capacity of its uranium enrichment program at a secure underground site. International experts say the facility brings large quantities of uranium dangerously close to the purity level needed to produce a nuclear weapon. But Iran says the material will be used for medical research. Iran抯 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reaffirmed that point at the conference, saying his country has never sought to build a nuclear weapon, but will never give up its right to have a peaceful nuclear program. The international community has rejected such assurances in the past, witho