Iran seeks 'authentic' bilateral US nuclear talks
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Iran says it welcomes a US offer of bilateral nuclear talks, but wants the US to show an "authentic... fair and real intention to resolve the issue".
Foreign Minister Ali Akhbar Salehi said the US should stop threats to take action against Iran as it offers talks.
He was speaking at a security conference in Germany a day after Vice-President Joe Biden told the gathering Iran had to be "serious" on the issue.
International talks on Iran's nuclear programme are due later this month.
Iran is under an array of UN-imposed sanctions. Western countries suspect it wants to develop nuclear weapons, but Tehran says its nuclear programme is for energy generation and research.
Three days ago, the US warned Iran that its plans to upgrade uranium enrichment centrifuges at the Natanz plant would be a "further escalation" of the stand-off.


















































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