Iran upbeat on IAEA talks, but deadlock remains

Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog appeared to remain deadlocked on Tuesday in a dispute over Tehran's atomic activities, despite an upbeat assessment by the Islamic state's foreign minister after rare talks in Vienna.

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said he held "very fruitful" discussions with Yukiya Amano, director general of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and that they had agreed to work together to help resolve outstanding issues. (Reuters)