I'm an optimist on these things - I think it is all positioning on the part of the Iranians, before sitting down to talk (again).
Tehran - Iran declared Saturday its readiness to resume talks about its contested nuclear programmes with world powers, but the European Union reacted with caution.
Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said in a meeting with a visiting Chinese official in Tehran that Iran was ready to resume talks with the six world powers over its nuclear programmes.
The US response has also been remarkably restrained, so far, perhaps indicating a readiness to negotiate. However, having been burned by Iran in the past.....