UN atom chief starts talks in Tehran, hopes for deal
The UN nuclear watchdog chief began rare talks in Tehran on Monday after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb research – a gesture Iran might make to try to get international sanctions relaxed and deflect threats of war.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano met Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Earlier, he convened with the head of the Islamic Republic's nuclear energy organization, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani, hours after his pre-dawn arrival, according to ISNA news agency. (Dudi Cohen and Reuters)
