U.S. May Use Iraq Meeting to Engage Iran
478126
Secretary of State Colin Powell may  use a conference on Iraq later this month as an opportunity to  engage directly with Iran, officials said on Friday, despite a  looming nuclear crisis.
711994
While Syria said Wednesday it would send an aide to a Baghdad-organized conference of Iraq's neighbors that the United States plans to attend, Iran said it was considering whether to take part
250440
U.S. attempts to engage Iran on single issues like Iraq and nuclear weapons have no chance of success unless they are part of a comprehensive approach including restoring normal relations, some U.S. experts say.
584758
The United States would deal with  Iran as part of a group of Iraq's neighbors that will meet in  Egypt this month, although Washington has no diplomatic  relations with Tehran, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Tuesday.
275807
Iraq is planning a second meeting with American and Iranian officials on improving security in the war-torn nation as a follow up to talks last month that broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze, Iraq's foreign minister said Thursday.
564254
Iran's foreign minister indicated Monday his country would take part in the international conference on Iraq on Saturday, which would be the first public U.S.-Iranian encounter in nearly three years.
96786
U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.
89711
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was due to visit Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran bring Tehran into dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
704466
The meeting is a possible sign that the United States is exploring new options in Iraq.
683883
BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 -- Senior U.S. military officials in Iraq sought Sunday to link Iran to deadly armor-piercing explosives and other weapons that they said are being used to kill U.S. and Iraqi troops with increasing regularity.
459584
BAGHDAD -- The United States and Iran have set a date for ambassador-level talks in Baghdad on the deteriorating security situation in Iraq -- the first such meeting since late May, US and Iraqi officials said yesterday.
149313
Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is willing to help the US withdraw troops from Iraq, but on certain conditions.
386868
The meetings, which are to focus strictly on stabilizing Iraq, could open a door to a diplomatic channel.
24286
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
368014
Iranian and U.S. representatives may meet on the sidelines of next weekend's regional conference on Iraq -- but it is unlikely that Iran's nuclear program will be among the topics.
721033
Iran and the United States will meet shortly to discuss security in Iraq, following up on their landmark meeting in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday.
347273
In a diplomatic turnabout, the Bush administration will join an Iraq-sponsored "neighbors meeting" with Iran and Syria, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.