World powers opened nuclear talks with Iran on Tuesday with Tehran set to unveil a roadmap for negotiations under new President Hassan Rouhani that it says could yield a deal in a year.
The two-day meeting in Geneva ends a six-month hiatus over the Islamic republic’s refusal to curb uranium enrichment in exchange for easing punishing international sanctions.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was to present Iran’s stance to the so-called P5+1 group of the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany. The proposal, entitled “Closing an Unnecessary Crisis, and Opening a New Horizon”, contains three steps that could settle the long-running nuclear standoff “within a year”, Zarif said on Monday.