In Rare Talks, U.S. and Iran Discuss Iraq
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The United States and Iran held the first high-profile, face-to-face talks in nearly three decades today, adhering to an agenda that focused strictly on how the bitter adversaries could improve conditions in Iraq.
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U.S. officials are expected to call on Iran to stop arming and funding Shi'ite militias when Iranian and American diplomats hold rare talks in Baghdad on Monday to discuss how to curb sectarian violence in Iraq.
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The United States left open the possibility on Wednesday that U.S. diplomats could meet one-on-one with Iranian officials on the sidelines of a conference of Iraq's neighbors in Baghdad this weekend.
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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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Iran said Sunday an international conference in Baghdad where it held direct talks with the United States for the first time in four years was a constructive "first step" toward restoring stability to the neighboring country.
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In their first direct talks since the Iraq war began, U.S. and Iranian envoys traded harsh words and blamed each other for the country's crisis Saturday at a one-day international conference that some hoped would help end their 27-year diplomatic freeze.
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BAGHDAD -- When US and Iranian officials meet here today in search of ways to bring stability to Iraq, both sides will have much to ask for, much they could offer -- and only limited expectations for quick progress.
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U.S. and Iranian envoys held rare talks on Tuesday to discuss Iraq's security crisis, with Washington under pressure to stabilize the country before the U.S. Congress receives a crucial report in September.
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The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq.
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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.
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The United States urged Iran on Monday to stop supporting militias in Iraq in the most high-profile meeting between the two countries in almost 30 years that both sides later described as positive.
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BAGHDAD, July 24 -- The United States and Iran will continue discussions about security in Iraq despite U.S. accusations that Iran is supporting an increasing number of insurgent attacks in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said Tuesday.
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Iran said on Sunday it wanted to discuss the activities of "terrorist groups" when it next holds talks with the United States about boosting security in Iraq.
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The United States and Iran will hold a second round of critical talks on the future of Iraq in the next 10 days, possibly as early as Saturday,  according to U.S. and Middle Eastern officials. The initiative comes despite mounting tensions between the two nations on such issues as Iran's nuclear...
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The United States accused Iran in talks on Tuesday of increasing support for militias involved in bloodshed in Iraq but, in a rare sign of cooperation, agreed with Tehran to set up a panel to improve security.
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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 does not plan fresh U.S.-Iranian talks on how to stabilize Iraq any time soon but will leave open the possibility for such discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.