Iran snubs U.S. offer of talks

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 02 – Iran rejected as “repetitive” an offer by the United States to take part in direct negotiations with Tehran to resolve the international deadlock over its suspected nuclear weapons program if it first suspended uranium enrichment. Iran Focus

Tehran, Iran, Jun. 02 – Iran rejected as “repetitive” an offer by the United States to take part in direct negotiations with Tehran to resolve the international deadlock over its suspected nuclear weapons program if it first suspended uranium enrichment.

Senior cleric Ahmad Khatami told Friday prayers worshippers in Tehran that the offer by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was “old” and “repetitive”. His speech was aired live on state television.

“It appears that America has become confused about Iran and does not know what to do with the great Iranian nation”, Khatami said.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran created an opportunity for itself from the crisis that America had created”, he said.

“The U.S. Secretary of State says that Iran must first suspend its nuclear activities and then America will come to the negotiations table. They express their needs as concessions”, he said, adding, “For 27 year you have wished to have dialogue with Iran and are still unsuccessful”.