Vienna, Austria, Sept 21, SPA -- Iran announced Tuesday that it has started converting raw unranium into the gas needed for enrichment. "Tests are going on successfully" to make uraniumhexafluoride gas, the feed stock for enrichment, saidIranian Vice President Reza Aghazadeh. Of the more than 40 tons of raw uranium being mined forconversion, "Some... has been used," he told reporters. His comments, outside the 137-nation IAEA generalconference was the latest sign that Iran was ignoringdemands made on the weekend by the agency's board ofgovernors to suspend all enrichment and related activities.--SPA1348 Local Time 1048 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/203563