Iran says it is open to a US offer of direct talks on its nuclear programme and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month.
Diplomatic efforts to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West suspects is intended to give Iran the capability to build a nuclear bomb, have been all but deadlocked for years, while Iran has continued to announce advances in the programme.
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