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The announcement seems to contradict Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad`s Sunday speech, which expressed readiness to send low-enriched uranium abroad. "But for Iran, it is just two ways to play the `game,`" said Guo Xiangang, an expert on Iranian issues at the China Institute of International Studies. "Two statements served one goal, which is to increase Iran`s bargaining ability with respect to the proposed UN deal. By doing so, Iran may push the West to accept a greater degree of flexibility," Guo said.