[Reuters] Reza Derakhshi - Iran will seek two changes to a UN-drafted nuclear fuel deal, including shipping abroad its low-enriched uranium (LEU) in stages rather than all at once, the pro-government newspaper Javan reported on Thursday. Tehran also wanted a "simultaneous exchange," receiving fuel for a Tehran research reactor at the same time as it ships LEU abroad. Both conditions are likely non-starters for Western countries which suspect Iran is seeking to develop nuclear bombs.
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