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Compromise May Be Near for Iran Nuclear Deal, U.S. Official Says
(New York Times) Michael R. Gordon - A senior Obama administration official said on Friday that a solution could be found for one of the major stumbling blocks to an agreement that would freeze Iran's nuclear program. Iran insists that the international community formally acknowledge its "right" to continue to enrich uranium. The U.S. asserts that there is no such right under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. American officials appear to be seeking a solution in which Iran would be allowed to enrich uranium at the level of 3.5% on condition that Iran accept a series of limitations, including stringent verification, on its nuclear program to ensure it does not further enrich the uranium to bomb-grade levels and use it to make a nuclear device.