Perhaps I'm jaded and hopefully I'm wrong. But it isn't exactly the first time we've heard this from our government. Time will tell. But I couldn't help but believe this statement was greeted with a Supreme laugh in Iran tonight. Unfortunately, I just about laughed myself before thinking about how serious this is.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran Friday to engage in talks with the United States and other powers on its suspect nuclear activities or face the consequences.
Clinton made the appeal before she and President Barack Obama consult partners at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) next week in New York in preparation for a meeting that will test the waters with Iran.
"We have made clear our desire to resolve issues with Iran, diplomatically. Iran must now decide whether to join us in this effort," Clinton told foreign policy experts at the Brookings Institution.
The five UN Security Council permanent members -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France -- plus Germany are due to take part in preliminary talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on October 1.
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