Iran says it might be open to “new conditions” to resolve the ongoing standoff over its nuclear program. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the announcement earlier today before leaving for the Non-Aligned summit in Cuba. Iran has maintained it’s open to negotiations but doesn’t want pre-conditions. The Bush administration has led the push for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment as a pre-condition for talks.
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: “We have always believed the path was very clear for the Iranians–suspend and go down the path of negotiations or the international community would go down the path of the Security Council. It’s quite clear we’re on the path of the Security Council.”