Lausanne, Switzerland has once again become the venue for talks aimed at producing a framework agreement on curbing Iran’s nuclear programme.<br /><br /> The on/off negotiations are getting down to the specifics of a deal in which Western powers want to see Iran make some major concessions in return for the lifting of crippling sanctions.<br /><br /> Alan Erye is a US State Department spokesman and specialist in Iranian affairs:<br /><br /> “We are trying to reach a deal and there is no reason why cannot achieve this. For more than a year now we have made a lot progress and Iran knows very well that in order to satisfy the international community, regarding its nuclear programme, it must take serious and necessary decisions”.<br /><br /> Eyre then explained what essentially the world powers, referred to as P5+1 want to achieve .<br /><br /> “The most important thing for the U.S. and the rest of the P5+1 is, that Iran does not acquire a nuclear bomb. It could do that through its (Uranium) enrichment at Natanz or Fordou or the pr
