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U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks
The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according to Obama administration officials, setting the stage for what could be a last-ditch diplomatic effort to avert a military strike on Iran.
Iranian officials have insisted that the talks wait until after the presidential election, a senior administration official said, telling their American counterparts that they want to know with whom they would be negotiating.
News of the agreement — a result of intense, secret exchanges between American and Iranian officials that date almost to the beginning of President Obama’s term — comes at a critical moment in the presidential contest, just two weeks before Election Day and the weekend before the final debate, which is to focus on national security and foreign policy.
Source and full story: New York Times, 20 Oct 2012
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Re: U.S. Officials Say Iran Has Agreed to Nuclear Talks
Both Iran and the USA are denying that they have scheduled direct bilateral negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.
"We don't have any discussions or negotiations with America," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told a news conference. "The (nuclear) talks are ongoing with the P5+1 group of nations. Other than that, we have no discussions with the United States."
The White House also denied the newspaper report. "It's not true that the United States and Iran have agreed to one-on-one talks or any meeting after the American elections," U.S. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement.
Reuters
In other words the NYT report may well be true, and was accidentally leaked. There are many little secrets, such as Israel's continued purchases of Iranian oil, or Halliburton's continued presence in Iran.
All are officially denied.