European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton addresses a news conference after a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, May 24. The nuclear talks between Iran and the US and other world powers ended Thursday without any agreement – except to reconvene the talks in Moscow next month. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)

Iran nuclear talks: What world powers are offering, Iran isn't buying. Yet.

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The parties to the Iran nuclear talks agreed only to reconvene, in Moscow next month. For now, any inducement short of easing sanctions is not enough to persuade Iran to relinquish its 20-percent-enriched uranium.

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