WASHINGTON — Senior envoys from five of the six nations bargaining with Iran over its disputed nuclear program may try to get talks moving by making a special face-to-face appeal, U.S. and European officials said Wednesday.
Diplomats could deliver a new offer as soon as this weekend. They want Iran to scale back a nuclear program that the West fears could lead to the development of a bomb.
The officials said that only the United States would sit out the diplomatic trip. It was not clear whether the envoys would travel to Tehran or deliver the offer elsewhere. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because plans are not set.
The offer was expected to come from top career diplomats from Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China. Washington would not stand in the way.
World powers agreed Friday to try to lure Iran to the bargaining table again.
The central terms of a 2006 offer still stand: Iran could trade away worrisome elements of its nuclear program for economic assistance and the possibility of better relations with the U.S.
