Summary
Iran reached a preliminary deal last November that curbed parts of its atomic program in exchange for some economic sanctions to be eased, an agreement hard-liners said gave too much away.
That hasn't stopped hard-liners from calling the interim nuclear deal a "poison chalice" for Iran. They also organized a high-profile meeting last month to criticize Rouhani and the negotiators, saying the government had no right to accept limitations on Iran's uranium enrichment.
Under the interim deal reached in November, Iran agreed to convert or dilute its stockpile of 20-percent enriched uranium.
Iran now has about 20,000 centrifuges, and half of them are operating.
Rouhani repeated Monday that his government sought a "win-win" solution in which both Iran and the West would feel victorious.
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