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October 1, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-rouhani-iran-20130929,0,5445258.column

Charmed by Rouhani, But Only to a Point

(Los Angeles Times) Doyle McManus - How long does it take for a charm offensive to wear thin? When it came to specifics - what concrete steps Iran is prepared to take to meet the rest of the world's concerns - Rouhani was just as vague as his predecessors. Rouhani said Iran wants to enrich enough uranium to provide a reliable fuel supply for at least one nuclear power reactor. But if Iran insists on that, it will be a major sticking point in negotiations. "That would require tens of thousands more centrifuges than they have now," warned Gary Samore, a former Obama administration official. "That wouldn't provide the assurance we need that they couldn't move toward nuclear weapons....I went in pretty skeptical, and my skepticism was reinforced."

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