Iran seeking further talks with US

Iran wants to renew top-level talks with the US on security in Iraq, insisting that discussions take place between ambassadors and not lower-level functionaries, Iraqi officials say.

The Iranians also want a clear-cut agenda for the meeting, which the American side has not yet provided, according to Sami al-Askari, an adviser to Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki and a member of parliament. Three Iraqi officials confirmed his account yesterday.