The Obama administration will pursue talks with Iran on nuclear and other issues regardless of who emerges as president in the aftermath of Iran's disputed election, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday, Associated Press reported.
"We are obviously waiting to see the outcome of the internal Iranian processes, but our intent is to pursue whatever opportunities might exist in the future with Iran" to discuss big issues, Clinton told reporters.
President Barack Obama and other top administration officials have carefully tried to stay neutral during the dispute and remain open to engagement with both the current government and whoever might take power.
That effort has not been easy, as shown by Iranian charges Wednesday of undue U.S. meddling in their postelection conflict - an accusation that administration officials shrugged off.