Iran Refuses to Talk About Nuclear Program at Istanbul Meeting

Iran will wrap up talks with the U.S. and other world powers today in Istanbul after refusing to discuss its nuclear program during a first round of meetings.

Negotiations with the so-called P5+1 group, composed of China, France, Germany, Russia, the U.K and U.S., adjourned after two hours yesterday and were followed by one-on-one discussions, officials said. Iranian delegate Abolfazl Zohrevand, speaking in an interview from Istanbul on Iran’s Al-Alam television, said his country’s “peaceful nuclear program is not on the agenda.”