Image uploaded from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | The United States is ready to hold direct talks with Iran if it is serious about negotiations, vice-president Joe Biden said on Saturday, backing bilateral contacts that many see as crucial to easing an international dispute over Tehran's nuclear program.
Negotiations with Iran have so far been overseen by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on behalf of France, Britain, Germany, China, Russia and the United States. But they have made scant headway, raising fears Iran is simply playing for time while it develops its nuclear knowhow. |