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By Janet McBride. X1 ~% U; p3 i0 d. D$ K6 Q8 a
, @0 w3 N7 j" _% H* }& E- |; ^0 O% s3 rLONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose towards $70 on Wednesday as U.S. warships put on a show of force off Iran's coast, coinciding with a United Nations agency report that said the Islamic republic had expanded its nuclear programme.! |! z/ V. Z! x) r
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