New Momentum Cited in Iran Talks

Negotiators say two days of nuclear talks in Geneva between Iran's new government and the United Nations contact group achieved new levels of specificity and openness. They will not reveal details, however, and say much work remains. It was another day of diplomatic convoys crossing the city. But unlike in past talks, there appeared to be real progress. Not least was a rare joint statement, read by the European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. “The foreign minister of ...

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