US Holds Direct Talks With Iran But Fails To Persuade It To

Cooperation or confrontation is the choice major powers have given Iran after a day of discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear intentions. Representatives from Iran, China, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and for the first time an American diplomat sat face to face with the Iranian delegation. European Union policy chief Javier Solana says the world powers have given Iran two weeks to respond to requests to freeze its uranium enrichment program.07/20/08