There's a week left to the ultimatum that the Bush administration and its European friends gave to Iran to respond to the "freeze for freeze" proposal under which for six weeks Iran would freeze the expansion of its enrichment program and the U.S. would freeze the expansion of sanctions. Under the proposal, during the six weeks of the "freeze," pre-negotiations would take place that could lead to formal talks. The catch from the Iranian point of view is that the Bush administration has not changed its position that in order for formal talks to start, Iran must suspend the enrichment of uranium.
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