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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Optimistic-talk-on-Iran-deal-misleading-383852
Former Obama Arms Control Advisor: Deal with Iran Is Not Close at Hand
(Jerusalem Post) Ilan Evyatar - With regard to a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, "some of the optimistic talk may be giving a misleading impression. In reality a deal is not close at hand," Robert Einhorn, a former senior arms control adviser to President Obama, told a forum of the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation last week. Among the sticking points Einhorn noted were the amount of uranium Iran would be allowed to enrich; the number of centrifuges it would be allowed to keep; the period of limitations on Tehran's nuclear program; a timetable for removal of sanctions; and the issue of Tehran coming clean over past possible military dimensions of the program. "Success or failure will be determined in Tehran," said Einhorn. "If the supreme leader throws his support behind those who favor engagement with the West, there can be deal." However, "it is doubtful that he will."