(New York Times) Michael Crowley - The Biden administration has been negotiating quietly with Iran to limit Tehran's nuclear program in an effort to ease tensions and reduce the risk of a military confrontation with the Islamic Republic. The U.S. goal is to reach an informal, unwritten agreement, as Iran builds up a stockpile of highly enriched uranium close to bomb-grade purity, supplies Russia with drones for use in Ukraine, and brutally cracks down on domestic political protests. Under a new agreement, Iran would not enrich uranium beyond 60% purity, halt lethal attacks on American contractors in Syria and Iraq by its proxies, expand its cooperation with international nuclear inspectors, and refrain from selling ballistic missiles to Russia. In return, Iran expects the U.S. to unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian assets, whose use would be limited to humanitarian purposes.
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