U.S. willing to hold talks with Iran over nuclear program

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Meantime there's a lot going on in the world today -- new developments in US policy towards Iran.

At a security conference in Germany vice president Joseph Biden.

Underlying US willingness to hold direct talks with Tehran over its controversial nuclear program listen.

We have made it clear at the outset.

We would not we would he prepared to be.

-- -- -- theory leadership we would not make it a secret that we're doing that we would let our partners know if that that -- presented itself.

That offer stands but it must be real and tangible.

And there has to be an agenda that they're prepared to speak to -- -- not just prepared to.

Do it for the extra shots.

So -- developments there and our Molly Henneberg is live in Washington with more details on this story Molly good to see.

Good to see it to Kelly it takes two to have bilateral talks and Vice President Biden says the US is trying to get Iran to the table.

If -- -- leaders are serious about discussions on that nation's controversy -- nuclear program.

Previous discussions between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council including the US.

Have not done much to stems Iran's nuclear development.

But Vice President Biden in Munich Germany for a security conference suggests the US is not giving up.

There's still time there's still space for diplomacy.

Backed by pressure to succeed.

The ball -- then the government of Iran score.

Iran recently announced -- it will add new machines to speed up its ability to enrich uranium.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Iran's nuclear program is for peaceful civilian purposes.

But the US and other nations believe Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapons arsenal.

As for talks with the US when military analyst says Iran has not shown any true interest in coming to the table.

They haven't been in the previous four years the Obama administration the previous eight years of Bush Administration.

In a previous eight years of the Clinton administration I can continue to go back.

So I do not think they are serious about negotiating it just gives them more time.

Mac -- -- says the US a lot with other nations should use Covert operations to thwart Iran's nuclear development.

Kelly Molly thank you for that report.

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