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An Iranian nuclear facility in Arak

AJC expert provides nuts and bolts
of current negotiations talks.

Jackie Headapohl
Managing Editor

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inspections and full compliance
with all U.N. Security Council
resolutions, "including its repeated
demand for full, verifiable and
sustained suspension of all enrich-
ment-related, reprocessing and
heavy-water activities," according to
a statement by Sens. John McCain,
R-Ariz.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.;
and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.
Daniel Schwammenthal, director
of the American Jewish Committee's
Transatlantic Institute in Brussels,
Belgium, which fosters improved
relations between Europe,
Israel and the U.S., was in
Metro Detroit following a
United Nations summit in
Chicago. He sat down with
the Jewish News to offer
some insight into the nego-
tiations.

here were neither break-
throughs nor breakdowns
in talks between Iran
and Western allies May 23-24 in
Baghdad. Those talks set the stage
for further negotiations with Iran
regarding the ending of its nuclear
program.
The international diplomatic
delegation visiting Baghdad —
comprising the five permanent
members of the United
Nations Security Council
plus Germany — was led
by European Union foreign
policy chief Catherine
Ashton, representing the
six powers, and Iranian
chief delegate Saeed Jalili.
Ashton presented Iran
What deal is on the
with a proposal that
Daniel
table
right now between
offered some economic
inducements in return for Schwam menthal Western allies and Iran?
DS: The current proposal
Tehran freezing its produc-
would
allow
Iranians to enrich ura-
tion of higher-enriched uranium.
nium to 3.5 percent. Any uranium
Iran countered with a demand for
enriched above 20 percent would
fast relief from economic sanctions.
have to be shipped out of the coun-
Western powers insist the nuclear
try. Iran is believed to have a stock-
program be shut down before sanc-
pile of 100 kilograms of 20 percent
tions, including a European Union
enriched uranium. Also, interna-
embargo of Iranian oil exports
tional
inspectors would be allowed
scheduled to take effect July 1, are
access
to all nuclear sites.
taken off the table.
According to media reports, the
Do you believe this agreement
U.S. and its allies seek the closing of
would mitigate the threat of Iran's
an underground enrichment facil-
building a nuclear weapon?
ity (enrichment is the process of
DS: No, I do not. Although this
concentrating U-235, the fissionable
agreement would be better than
element of uranium) at Fordow,
allowing Iran to continue without
removal of all uranium enriched to
any limitations, there are problems.
20 percent from Iran and a halt to
First of all, it gives tacit approval of
further enrichment at that level.
3.5 percent enriched uranium. What
Iran also must agree to full
cooperation with the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),
Nuclear on page 63

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