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Iran Agrees to Nuclear Restrictions in Framework Deal with World Powers
(Washington Post) Carol Morello - Iran agreed in principle to accept significant restrictions on its nuclear facilities for at least a decade and submit to international inspections under a framework deal announced Thursday. In return, international sanctions would be lifted in phases if Iran meets its commitments, meaning it could take a year or less for relief from the penalties to kick in. The framework agreement is not a final deal. But it creates parameters for three more months of negotiations. Iran would not have to close any of its three nuclear facilities. Iran's heavy-water reactor in Arak would be rebuilt so it could not produce weapons-grade plutonium. Iran's underground uranium-enrichment plant at Fordow would be converted into a nuclear physics and technology center.