See the AP here.
Iran said Sunday that Western incentives to halt its nuclear program were an “acceptable basis” for talks, and it is ready for detailed negotiations.Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice responded that Iran should talk directly to negotiators if it wants to discuss the six-nation proposal.
Frustrated world powers agreed Wednesday to send Iran to the U.N. Security Council for possible punishment, saying Tehran had given no sign it would bargain in earnest over its nuclear ambitions.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters in Tehran that, “We consider this package an appropriate basis, an acceptable basis (for talks).”
Go read your Prather.
