Iran: New conditions for U.S. talks
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Iran will "review with a positive point of view" an Iraqi request for a new round of Iranian-American talks, but only after the United States responds to the invitation, the Islamic republic's foreign minister said Wednesday.
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The United States will not negotiate directly with Iran on its nuclear program, President Bush&#039;s spokesman said Wednesday, although he left open the door for talks if Tehran proves it has permanently stopped all nuclear weapons activities.
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Iran on Sunday said it was ready tohold negotiations on its nuclear program &quot;without any conditions&quot;,but Tehran could not be forced to do anything, the official IRNAnews agency reported.
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The United States told Iran on Thursday  it must change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran  remained defiant as it held talks on its atomic program with  the European Union.
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The United States is prepared to join other nations in holding direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program if Iran first agrees to stop disputed nuclear activities that the West fears could lead to a bomb, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday.
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The US and Iran, in a rare sign of positive engagement, today confirmed they are to hold a second round of discussions on the future of Iraq.
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Iran recently hinted at willingness to discuss a partial suspension of uranium enrichment, but the West stuck to its demand for a full halt and Tehran withdrew its idea for getting talks going in the dispute over its nuclear program, diplomats said Wednesday
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Iran must bear the consequences of any new confrontation between U.S. and Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior U.S. official warned on Wednesday.
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Iran said Tuesday it was ready for "serious negotiations" on its nuclear program, offering a new formula to resolve a crisis with the West. A semiofficial news agency said the government was unwilling to abandon uranium enrichment &#151; the key U.S. demand.
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Iran has not offered to temporarily   suspend its uranium enrichment program as part of an effort to   launch nuclear negotiations with six major powers, despite   reports it had shown flexibility, the State Department said on   Tuesday.
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The United States is ready to meet with Iran and other nations for talks on Tehran&#039;s nuclear ambitions if the Islamic republic gives up uranium enrichment, diplomats said Wednesday.
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Iran said Saturday the United States was not in a position to take military action against it and urged Washington and its allies to engage in dialogue.
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LISBON -- A senior Iranian official warned yesterday that further UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement. Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear envoy, me t yesterday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Iran has agreed to disclose past suspicious nuclear activities if diplomatic efforts continue. Solana called the session constructive.
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The Bush administration says it's not going soft on Iran, but Washington's new agreement to talk to the clerical regime about violence in Iraq could crack the door for other discussions with the last holdout among President Bush's old axis of evil.
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The United States expects to sit down with Iran at an international conference to discuss stability in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday. Washington and Tehran have no diplomatic relations.
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran warned Wednesday that its agreement to suspend sensitive nuclear activities was subject to rapid progress being made in a new round of negotiations due to begin next month.
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Iran and the US are to hold fresh talks on the subject of Iraq, only their second one-on-one meeting in decades.