An Iranian official signaled Thursday that Tehran was trying to bridge the gap between Western demands for inspections of any suspected nuclear-related facility and a declaration by Iran ’s supreme leader that foreigners could not enter military sites or interview Iranian scientists. That effort, described by a senior Iranian official to reporters here Thursday afternoon, came as three Western officials said Iran now appeared to concede that it would have to ship more than nine tons of low-enriched nuclear material out of the country as part of a comprehensive deal the parties hope to nail down next week. Just three months ago, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, […]