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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister on Thursday welcomed direct talks with Washington on his country's disputed nuclear program but rebuffed a U.S. proposal that Tehran must suspend uranium enrichment as a condition, state-run television reported. Yahoo News

...And while the Europeans and the Japanese said they were elated by Mr. Bush's turnaround, some participants in the drawn-out nuclear drama questioned whether this was an offer intended to fail, devised to show the extent of Iran's intransigence... New York Times

Yesturday…

In a significant policy shift, the Bush administration agreed Wednesday to take part in talks with Iran about its nuclear program if Tehran suspends efforts to make nuclear fuel.IRNA, Iran's official news agency, quickly dismissed the offer as "a propaganda move," according to the Associated Press. The statement said Iran had no intention of halting uranium enrichment.Yahoo News