US hopes for breakthrough talks with Iran

By Patrick Cockburn in Baghdad and Anne Penketh
Published: 03 May 2007

The most important meeting between American and Iranian officials since George Bush became President office in 2001 could take place today.
The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, are both attending a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for Iraq and its neighbours that will attempt to contain the Iraqi conflict as well as offer financial, political and technical support.

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