{mosads}“Of course, their proposal in Almaty seemed more realistic and it seems that they have come to the conclusion that they should behave more realistically,” Iran’s nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, told reporters, according to the Fars news agency. “They have come closer to the … proposal presented by Iran, but the issue of cooperation can be helpful and they have reached this conclusion that they should take more realistic steps to come closer to Iran.”
The six-party negotiators weren’t as optimistic, according to the Times, with one American official calling the latest talks “useful” but declining to use the word “positive” since an agreement remains elusive. Critics of the talks say the Iranians are just stalling for time, and Israel has vowed to take military action if it feels the country is about to reach the level where it can produce a nuclear weapon.