The Iranian Foreign Minister responded to a statement by US Vice President Joe Biden that Washington is ready to hold direct talks with Tehran if the Iranian regime is serious about negotiations, saying that the offer was a sign of positive change between the two countries.

"As I have said yesterday, I am optimistic, I feel this new administration is really this time seeking to at least divert from its previous traditional approach vis-a-vis my country," FM Ali Akbar Salehi told the German Council on Foreign Relations.


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