Iran ‘ready for nuclear talks’

IRAN has prepared an “updated nuclear proposal” and is ready to hold negotiations with world powers, state-run television has quoted the Islamic Republic’s chief nuclear negotiator as saying.

The announcement was made a day before six world powers were expected to hold high-level talks in Germany on what to do about Iran’s contentious nuclear programme. The West suspects the Islamic state is seeking to build bombs. Iran denies the charge.

“Iran has prepared an updated nuclear proposal and is ready to resume negotiations with world powers,” al-Alam, Iran’s Arabic-language satellite channel, quoted chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili as saying.