“The fight over centrifuge capacity is mirroring the full 35-year clash between the US and Iran: The US wants Iran to back down and accept American preeminence,” Trita Parsi, the head of the National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group in Washington, said.
“Iran wants to reclaim its dignity by standing firm in face of what it sees as bullying. In that sense, the centrifuge numbers have taken on a much deeper and more worrisome meaning.”
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