The United States is prepared to hold talks with Iran, but will continue to block Iran from attaining nuclear weapons, US Vice President Joe Biden told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, dpa reported.
"We will be willing to talk. We will be willing to talk to Iran and offer a clear choice," said Biden, reiterating the new US position toward Iran.
But he also warned that the United States will not tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons. "Continue down the current course and there will be continued pressure and isolation," said Biden.
Biden's comments echo those made by US President Barack Obama during his inauguration, in which Obama promised to offer an open hand to any nation that unclenched its fist.
But they also came a day after the speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani, told the Munich conference that Iran welcomes the overtures from the Obama administration, but expressed skepticism that the new administration equalled a change in US policy.
