The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 4, 2013 Iranian Foreign Minister Backs Direct Talks With U.S. ------------------------------------------------------ Iran has expressed its willingness for a renewed offer of direct talks with the United States. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Sunday Iran is receptive to Vice President Joe Biden's call for direct bilateral negotiations. Both were attending an international conference in Munich, Germany ahead of six-party talks on Iran's nuclear program to be held in Kazakhstan later this month. .