Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he is serious about nuclear talks - one day after saying he would not retreat "one iota" on the issue.**********
The Iranian leader was speaking after a two-day meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - who had earlier promised to use his ties with Iran to help resolve Tehran's nuclear stand-off with the West.
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“We are disappointed that we have not yet received a response from Iran,” State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos told reporters.*
“We agreed in the absence of a clear, positive response from Iran (that) we have no choice but to pursue further measures against Iran.”