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As US-Iran deal hangs in balance, a look at the core issue: Iran’s nuclear programme
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As US-Iran deal hangs in balance, a look at the core issue: Iran’s nuclear programme

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US President Donald Trump Friday said he would soon make a “final determination” on a proposed deal to extend the ceasefire with Iran, though the two countries still appeared to differ on significant issues that have been central to the conflict. Key among these issues is Iran’s nuclear programme. The US has opposed Iran’s nuclear programme for around three decades now, frequently claiming that Tehran was very close to building a bomb. During the course of the current conflict, too, Trump and his administration have repeatedly stated that Iran cannot be allowed to make a nuclear weapon and must completely discontinue its enrichment of uranium. The US president, in a Truth Social post on Friday, also wanted Iran’s uranium to be “unearthed” and destroyed. Iran, however, has consistently maintained that its nuclear programme is only meant for civilian purposes. It has denied that it wants to build a bomb.…

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