West 'should use more logic to deal with Iran'

IRAN's president said yesterday it was confident US-European efforts to refer it to the UN Security Council will fail amid reluctance from Russia, China and Arab countries to take the step.

The hardliner chided the West, saying it should deal with Iran with more "logic".

However, Iran's attempts to resume negotiations on its nuclear programme met rejection from Europe and the US. France insisted Iran must first suspend its newly resumed uranium enrichment activities before any talks can be held.