West seeking to further limit Iran’s nuclear capability
Iran and six world powers ended the opening round of nuclear talks Thursday planning further talks on March 17.
The P5+1 want Tehran to agree to significant cuts in its nuclear program to reduce concerns it could be turned quickly to weapons use.
The U.S. and its partners say that Iran must come to an agreement if it wants a full end to sanctions crippling its economy.
The six countries want to leave Iran with little capacity to quickly ramp up its nuclear program into weapons-making mode with enriched uranium or plutonium, which can be used for the fissile core of a missile warhead.
They say Iran should dismantle or store most of its 20,000 uranium-enriching centrifuges, including some not yet working. They also want a reactor now being built to either be scrapped or converted from a heavy-water setup to a light-water facility that makes less plutonium.