TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 28, SPA -- An Iranian nuclear agency official has denied claims made by a top lawmaker that the Islamic Republic had begun installing 3,000 centrifuges at an uranium enrichment plant, Iran's state-run news agencyreported. Hossein Simorgh, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization public relations department, said «no new centrifuges have been installed in Natanz,» referring to the nuclear facility in central Iran, the official Islamic RepublicNews Agency reported late Saturday. Earlier Saturday, lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran was currently installing the 3,000 centrifuges, underlining that the country would continue to develop its nuclear program despite U.N. sanctions.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/421256