Mohammad Javad Zarif said today at a conference on disarmament in Istanbul that a decade of failed negotiations have led to consequences neither side wanted. To Western dismay, Iran has drastically boosted its ability to enrich uranium. And to Iran's detriment, international sanctions have hurt its economy.
He says, "we have both seen the nuclear issue as a zero sum game" and he hopes "we have come to an understanding that the approach was wrong."
The rhetoric is consistent with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's outreach to the West. Zarif leads Iran's negotiating team that is set to return to talks in Geneva on Nov.
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