VIENNA (AP) A senior Iranian official suggested Monday that Iran's old government was not committed enough to reaching an agreement with the world powers who are seeking curbs on its nuclear program.
Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Monday that both sides had to approach nuclear talks in good faith to create a "win-win" result.
But he said the chances of progress were improved by the unity among Iran's new political leadership over what it sought in the next round of talks and what it was prepared to give the world powers.
He did not go into detail but Iran wants an end to the economic and political sanctions it faces over fears it is progressing to nuclear weapons ability. Tehran denies wanting such arms, saying its nuclear program is peaceful.
The world powers want curbs on Iran's uranium enrichment, which can create both energy and the core of nuclear warheads, as well as for Iran to scrap a reactor that will produce plutonium another pathway to nuclear arms.