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Iran's Nuclear Program Back at the Center of Stalled U.S. Talks
Nearly eight months into the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, diplomacy is bogged down over Tehran's uranium enrichment program, the very issue Washington and Tel Aviv cited when they launched the campaign. A June memorandum focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and barring Iran from nuclear weapons expired in mid-August without a comprehensive deal. Iran insists enrichment is its NPT right and says no enriched uranium will leave the country, while Washington demands a verifiable long-term commitment against rebuilding a nuclear program.