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Kerry: Deal Possible Quickly If Iran Forthcoming

(CBS News) Scott Pelley - Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview: Q: Give me an example, one concrete step, one thing that they [the Iranians] can do to assure the world that they're giving up their ambitions. Kerry: "They could immediately open up the inspection of the Fordow facility - a secret facility and underground in the mountains, fortified and unquestionably not something that a peaceful program would be doing. They could immediately sign the additional protocols of the international community regarding inspections. They could offer to cease voluntarily to take enrichment above a certain level, keep it at a very low level because there's no need to have it at a higher level for a peaceful program." "Providing that the Iranians take concrete steps, I'm confident they would have an expectation that the United States is going to respond by perhaps adjusting the sanctions regime....The United States is not going to lift the sanctions until it is clear that a very verifiable, accountable, transparent process is in place, whereby we know exactly what Iran is going to be doing with its program." Q: Rouhani said he'd like to have a deal in three to six months. Is that possible? Kerry: "Sure, it's possible. It's possible to have a deal sooner than that."
2013-09-27 00:00:00
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