(New York Times) David E. Sanger and Steven Erlanger - The Obama administration and its European allies plan to open new negotiations with Iran by demanding the immediate closing and ultimate dismantling of the recently completed Fordo nuclear facility deep under a mountain, according to American and European diplomats. They are also calling for a halt in the production of uranium fuel that is considered just a few steps from bomb grade, and the shipment of existing stockpiles of that fuel out of the country. That negotiating position will be the opening move in what President Obama has called Iran's "last chance" to resolve its nuclear confrontation with the UN and the West diplomatically.
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