Leading Republican US senator urges direct U.S.-Iran talks

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N16217168.htm

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The United States should hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program and go slow on pressing for sanctions, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Sunday.

Differing with the Bush administration's insistence on a multilateral approach through the U.N. Security Council, Sen. Richard Lugar said direct talks with Iran would be useful as part of a broad dialogue on energy.

Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Lugar said it was also too soon to press hard for sanctions aimed at halting Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

"I believe, for the moment, that we ought to cool this one, too," said Lugar, an Indiana Republican. "We need to make more headway diplomatically."

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1. Iran offered talks in 2003

when things didn't look so hot for them what with Baghdad conquered and all. Chimpy said no way then and started his war games for Iran. There won't be any discussions. Can you see you have a lunatic in the WH now Lugar?