U.S. resists pressure to offer a new nuclear deal to Iran | McClatchy
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A chorus of voices, including two former nuclear advisers to President Barack Obama, has urged the White House to make an offer to rekindle talks to avoid squandering a rare opportunity for progress. The White House has threatened to consider military options if it can’t find a diplomatic way to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.
The experts and diplomats are urging the administration to press for direct U.S.-Iranian talks, rather than a return to the previous six-nation talks. They also urge the White House to offer Iran a more comprehensive deal than the sort of short-term proposals that have been discussed in recent years.
Some contend that the U.S. should offer Iran relief from crushing economic sanctions now in place, in hope of providing an incentive for it to cooperate in curbing its nuclear program.