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A compromise solution may let Iran partially enrich uranium

US may let Iran partially enrich uranium: report, Business Recorder , 28 APRIL 2012   LOS ANGELES: The United States could let Iran partially enrich uranium in return for strict measures to curb its ability to build a nuclear bomb, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

In what would be a major concession, Washington could agree to allow
Tehran to enrich uranium up to five percent purity if the Islamic
Republic agrees to unrestricted inspections of its nuclear sites and
other conditions, the newspaper said, citing US officials.

Tehran would also be required to agree to strict oversight and
safeguards that the United Nations has long demanded. Approving any
level of enrichment has been a subject of much controversy within the
US government and among its allies.

US officials did not immediately confirm the report……  a consensus
has gradually emerged that the Iranians are unlikely to accept a
complete halt to enrichment, and that the issue could prevent a
negotiated deal to stop Iran’s program short of a military attack.

Earlier this month, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said
that Iran will not give up its right to enrich uranium, but hinted
that the level of enrichment is open to discussion….. Tehran and the
world powers agreed to hold a more in-depth meeting in Baghdad on May
23…… http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/109-world-top-news/55204-us-may-let-iran-partially-enrich-uranium-report-.html

April 28, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, politics international