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Iran Talks Planned, But Diplomatic Window May Be Closing
(AP-Washington Post) Harsh sanctions against Iran and diplomacy have failed to slow the Islamic Republic's atomic progress, and neither side is known to be bringing new proposals to the planned Feb. 25 talks in Kazakhstan. "The situation has changed for the worse for both sides since last summer," says Mark Fitzpatrick, a non-proliferation expert and former senior official at the U.S. State Department. Since the Moscow talks in June, Iran has produced enough additional low-enriched uranium to produce an additional weapon with further enrichment.