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U.S. Tries Restart of Talks with Iran
(Wall Street Journal) Jay Solomon - The Obama administration is pushing to revive a failed deal for Iran to send some of its nuclear stockpile overseas in exchange for assistance with peaceful nuclear technology, according to senior U.S. officials. The aim is to try to reduce Tehran's ability to quickly produce an atomic weapon. The U.S. is accelerating its efforts to present Iran with a new offer as part of broader talks on Iran's nuclear program planned for Vienna next month, the first direct negotiation between U.S. and Iranian officials on the nuclear issue in more than a year. U.S. officials have been talking with allies about ways to expand the original fuel-swap deal to remove more of the stockpile, because Iran has been enriching more uranium since the previous talks broke down. Instead of 1,200 kg. discussed then, Iran would need to agree to release or secure at least 50% more, or 1,800 kg., to stay below bomb-making levels, according to nuclear experts.