Sunday 24 November 2013

Iran to temporarily halt nuclear program in historic international agreement

Iran to temporarily halt nuclear program in historic international agreement
Nov 24th 2013, 16:18, by Dieter Bohn

In what's being described as a first step towards a more comprehensive deal, the US and five other countries have reached a deal with Iran for that country to freeze its nuclear program. The deal, reached late last night after months of negotiation, would see Iran cease enriching uranium beyond five percent and begin diluting material that had been enriched beyond 20 percent — both of which should mean that Iran could produce nuclear energy, but not nuclear weapons. In exchange, some of the economic sanctions that have been placed on the country will be lifted — including oil revenue funds that have been frozen internationally, it will amount to around $6 billion for the Iranian economy. Iran will also allow UN inspectors daily...
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