(Reuters/Boston Globe) Paul Carrel - European powers have called off Aug. 31 talks with Iran about its nuclear program, France said Tuesday, marking a breakdown in two years of negotiations with Tehran to halt its sensitive atomic work. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Jean-Baptiste Mattei said talks on a formal European proposal made earlier this month would not go ahead because Iran had resumed certain nuclear work in breach of a promise to freeze it while talks lasted.
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