TIMELINE - Iran's nuclear programme

(Reuters) - Here is a chronology of events since it first emerged Iran was carrying out sensitive work that it could use to make atomic bombs. Iran says its programme is for peaceful energy generation.

August 2002 - The exiled opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran reports the existence of a uranium enrichment facility at Natanz and a heavy water plant at Arak.

June 2003 - An IAEA report says Iran has failed to comply with nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

November 2004 - Iran promises EU negotiators it will suspend all nuclear fuel processing and reprocessing work.

September 2, 2005 - IAEA report confirms Iran has resumed uranium conversion at Isfahan.

February 4, 2006 - IAEA votes to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council. Iran ends snap U.N. nuclear inspections the next day.

April 11 - Ahmadinejad declares that Iran has produced its first batch of enriched uranium. World powers condemn Iran for advancing its programme in defiance of the United Nations.

June 5 - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana delivers a package of incentives from world powers if Iran agrees to halt uranium enrichment.

December 23 - Security Council votes for sanctions and gives 60 days to suspend enrichment. Iran calls the resolution illegal.