What happens when a state is developing nuclear arms when everyone has asked them not to? Well, aside from the general freaking out and "Why aren't they listening to us?", they hold meetings to talk turkey. Or, in this case, Kazakhstan. This Tuesday, various Western officials met with Iranian negotiators in Kazakh City of Almaty to talk about this.
These are the first meetings to discuss this since July of 2012 ended with little success. International powers suspect Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, a claim that Iranian officials deny. The signs are there in that since 2012, Iran has been enriching uranium up to a level of 20%, which they claim is for making medical isotopes. Iran has been ordered to stop this process but has constantly rejected the Western call, claiming it an inalienable right.
At the meeting, the various Western parties have offered to loosen their sanctions on Iran in return for their cooperation. The other option is that Israeli will stop Iran militarily if nothing else works. The table for discussion is open for now, and they are going to meet again on Wednesday, but there's only so much time left before someone does something rash.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21572075
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