Iranian Vice President Reza Aghazadeh said Thursday that negotiations with world powers on its nuclear programme could be used to resolve wider Middle East problems from Iraq to oil prices.
"If the negotiations get under way, then solutions could be found for many problems like Iraq, Lebanon or fuel prices," said Aghazadeh, also the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation.
He spoke to reporters after his meeting in Vienna with Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency, a week after Tehran lodged its latest proposals with world powers in Geneva.