Iran offers date for nuclear talks in Turkey

Iran yesterday offered to resume nuclear talks with the United States and other world powers next week after pushing for a shift of venue to Turkey to give Tehran an ally on the sidelines. It was not immediately clear, however, whether the negotiations could be restarted as quickly as next Monday — under the Iranian proposal carried by the semiofficial Mehr news agency. After the Iranian announcement, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said no firm date has been set for the talks, the Anatolia news agency reported.