At loggerheads with the United States over its nuclear programme, Tehran said it was ready to negotiate with the “Great Satan” to help stabilise neighboring Iraq. The White House responded by saying any talks would not take up the nuclear crisis or other disputes and that negotiators would have a “very narrow mandate.” “We agree to negotiate with the Americans,” the head of

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani told reporters after a closed-door speech to parliament. Full Story