TEHRAN, Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Iran on Wednesday rejected a British report on its nuclear ambition as forged and ridiculous, the official IRNA news agency said.

   "It is clear that damaging international atmosphere and disseminating forged information is merely in benefit of those who want to impede the current trend of negotiations (between Iran and the European Union)," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi was quoted as saying.

   "Such reports aim to exert pressure on Islamic Republic of Iran, but Iran will continue its work to achieve peaceful technology in the framework of its national interests and rights, without being influenced by such propaganda," Asefi added.

   The British daily Guardian reported on Wednesday that a confidential intelligence report based on data obtained by British, French, German and Belgian agencies showed that the Iranian government "has combed Europe for parts to build both nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles."

   The United States accuses Iran of making nuclear weapons under the disguise of civil usage, a charge rejected by Tehran as politically motivated.

   Iran also rejected a Russian proposal to transfer its uranium enrichment work, a key process for nuclear fuel cycle construction, to Russia.

   Tehran announced on Tuesday that it will resume nuclear fuel research in the coming days, despite EU warnings that it could endanger bilateral talks due on Jan. 18. Enditem