Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he welcomed talks with the
U.S. and its partners, adding that “should conditions be ripe, there is
a possibility of talks about the nuclear issue.”
Mottaki’s
statement appeared to be a reversal of Iran’s consistent refusal to
discuss its nuclear program and a significant step up from its proposal
earlier in the week when Tehran said it was willing to talk, but not
about its nuclear ambitions.
