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Tue 10 Oct 2009Foreign minister says Iran could send uranium abroad
TEHRAN – Iran said yesterday it could endorse a UN deal for it to send potential nuclear fuel abroad for processing, the first official indication that Tehran could respond positively to the outline agreement.
The remark by foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki was the most positive yet from a senior Iranian official and hinted at a shift in backroom debate between hardliners and moderates in the faction-ridden Iranian leadership on whether to accept the deal.
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