More Iran Nuclear Talks Scheduled for November, Joint Statement Calls Tehran Proposal "Important Contribution"

Progress hopeful

Iran appears ready to scale back activity of potential use in making nuclear bombs, suggesting it is willing to compromise for a deal to win relief from harsh economic sanctions, diplomats said on Wednesday, and follow-up talks will be held on November 7-8.

In a rare joint statement highlighting the dramatic shift from confrontation to dialogue since a moderate Iranian president took office in August, chief negotiators from Iran and six world powers said Tehran's new proposal aimed at defusing longstanding suspicions over the nature of its nuclear program was an "important contribution" now under careful consideration.