Fueling nuclear solutions

Positive remarks from the United States on its willingness to discuss a nuclear fuel swap with Iran may offer a ray of hope for those who support peaceful solutions to the Iran nuclear issue.

The deal, proposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency last October, was intended to help avoid confrontation over Iran's nuclear issue. It requires Iran to send most of its low-enriched uranium abroad for further processing and conversion into fuel rods.

The topic was brought up by a senior Iranian official again on Sunday after a two-day international conference on nuclear disarmament hosted by Iran. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said his country plans to hold talks with all members of the UN Security Council over the deal in both direct and indirect ways.