Nuclear talks between world powers and Iran are entering the “final stretch” and leaders in Tehran must now make tough political decisions about whether to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior State Dept. official says.
Iran denies it has any plans to build nuclear weapons.
It would take more time for Iran to build a nuclear warhead to be placed on the tip of a missile and to test a nuclear weapon, possibly months or more than a year, arms control experts say. A seal bearing the initials of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the nuclear research center of Natanz in Tehran, Iran in January 2014.“It’s impossible now to go back to one year because of what they now know,” a diplomat said.
The U.S. official also addressed questions about why some members of the U.S. negotiating team, including Richard Nephew, had left to take up other roles at the State Department just as the talks enter a crucial stage.
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