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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/1/iran-says-us-and-allies-lack-political-will-final-/
Iran Holding Out for Full-Scale Termination of Sanctions
(Washington Times) Guy Taylor - Iranian negotiators said Wednesday they are holding out for a full-scale termination of sanctions and accused the U.S. of lacking the "political will" to go along with the demand. "We insist that all the economic, financial and crude [oil] sanctions be canceled in the first step of the agreement and a specific framework be drawn for [the removal of] those embargoes," Abbas Araghchi, Iran's deputy lead negotiator, told Iranian state-run Channel One TV. The U.S. has rejected an immediate lifting of all sanctions, saying it would remove any leverage to ensure Iran did not cheat on its commitments to curb its nuclear programs down the line.