White House not convinced that Iran is ready to recommence nuclear talks

White House press secretary Jen Psaki has poured cold water on the suggestion Iran is ready to start talking again (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The White House has responded sceptically after Iran’s chief negotiator announced that Tehran was ready to return to nuclear negotiations in Vienna by the end of next month.

Ali Bagheri, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator for the talks, in a Twitter posting said Iran has agreed to restart negotiations by the end of November and a date for a resumption of talks “would be announced in the course of the next week”.