Iran's SNSC secretary, Jalili: 'The time for pressure tactics is over'

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has stressed Iran's logical stance on talks and cooperation saying "The time for pressure tactics is over." During a meeting with visiting former French Socialist Prime Minister Michel Rocard in Tehran on Sunday Jalili noted to some westerner point of views and speculations over Iran's nuclear program as saying "Any miscalculation by the West will prevent the negotiations from being successful", According to Iran's news agency (IRIB). The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council further said, "In Baghdad, we will wait for a measure that will win the confidence of the Iranian nation," according to Tehran Times. Meanwhile, Rocard described the talks between Iran and the 5+1 group in Istanbul as a "step forward" and expressed hope that the Baghdad talks would produce positive results. On April 14, Iran and the P(5+1) countries (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) resumed their round of talks in Istanbul where they scheduled another round of talks in Baghdad on May 23.