That was Mr. Faster Please Ledeen on NRO in February.

Andhere’s the London Times report today:

Iran today claimed it had taken another major step towards becoming a nuclear nation after stepping up its capability to enrich uranium, the country’s former president announced today. Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was a moderate candidate in last year’s presidential election, told the Kuwait News Agency that Iran had successfully managed to develop a ‘cascade’ of 164 centrifuges.
Although some way short of industrial capacity, the step crosses a critical threshold on the pathway to producing fuel for nuclear power stations and, according to Western critics, atomic weapons.
Mr Rafsanjani’s comments preceded a speech from the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said: “Iran will soon join the club of countries that have nuclear technology. The equation will change in favour of the Iranian people,” he added.
Mr Ahmadinejad promised supporters yesterday that he would share “good nuclear news” in the coming days.
Last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is currently compiling a report on Iran’s disputed nuclear programme for the UN Security Council, said that Iran had started testing 20 centrifuges for uranium enrichment.
But Mr Rafsanjani said today that Tehran had successfully run more than eight times that number….