article_snippet: that Iran stands to gain by Iran aggression’.
article_snippet: The six-nation group is offering a package of relief measures, lifting the EU oil embargo and removing banking restrictions, in moves synchronised with the suspension of corresponding US sanctions.
article_snippet: But The six-nation group insists that some UN sanctions must stay in place until Iran has convinced the international community Iran has no intention of pursuing a weapons programme, something that could take many years.
article_snippet: ‘Sanctions must be lifted in one go, not as a result of future Iranian actions.
article_snippet: Much appears to hinge on Iran’s willingness to sacrifice a considerable proportion of Iran 9,900 working centrifuges and export a large amount of Iran 7.9 tons of low-enriched uranium.
article_snippet: The US and Iran European allies want a mechanism that would allow suspended UN sanctions to be put back into effect rapidly if Iran reneges on a deal.
article_snippet: Russia reportedly accepts this, but wants to ensure Russia Security Council veto rights are protected.
article_snippet: The six powers want more than a 10-year suspension of Iran's most sensitive nuclear work.
article_snippet: Tehran, which denies it is trying to develop a nuclear weapons capability, demands in exchange for limits on it atomic activities a swift end to sanctions.
article_snippet: One sticking point concerns Iran's demand to continue with research into newer generations of advanced centrifuges that can purify uranium faster and in greater quantities than those it currently operates for use in nuclear power plants or, if very highly enriched, in weapons.
highlights_snippet: Sanctions lift could include removing EU oil embargo and banking restrictions .