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Obama Urged to Step Up Iran Diplomacy: Laura Rozen Reports

National-security experts from across the political spectrum are urging US President Obama to pursue bolder diplomacy with Iran, including offering a nuclear deal that would include sanctions relief, reports Laura Rozen.
U.S. President Barack Obama departs the Blair House for the White House, after attending a Christmas party hosted by the National Security Council in Washington, December 13, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

A growing chorus of national security experts from across the political spectrum is urging President Obama to pursue bolder diplomacy with Iran, including offering Iran a nuclear deal that would include sanctions relief.

“We know Iran is prepared to make a deal on 20% enrichment,” Suzanne Maloney, a former State Department Iran advisor, said at a Brookings Institution foreign policy panel Thursday. “It’s low-hanging fruit. … Now is the time to get that deal.”

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