World press on Iranian nuclear talks (May 23, 2012)

The Washington Post published an article devoted to the Iranian nuclear talks that started in Baghdad today. Liz Sly and Joby Warrick, the authors of the article, say that even though Iran has made a promise to reduce the amount of enriched uranium in its possession, this does not necessarily mean that the crisis is coming to an end. Members of the Obama administration acknowledged that the chances of a comprehensive agreement on Wednesday were slim, given the complexity of the issues and the time needed for consultations between the negotiators and their governments, the authors say.

Hurriyet published an article by Murat Yetkin headlined "What is Iran up to?" The author tries to find out why Iran decided to raise the hope that there is a peaceful solution to the nuclear problem. First of all, Iran wants to give a higher profile to Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whom it supports, since is Iraq hosting the talks. Another reason is that Iran needs more time to produce enriched uranium, the author believes.