Iran stepped up its crackdown on Monday after recent protests, making more arrests while holding the door open to Washington for further nuclear negotiations.
The arrests — including that of Javad Emam, the spokesperson for the main reformist coalition — came after Iranian and US officials held talks in Oman that both sides painted as positive.
Weeks after repressing a wave of protests, one of the greatest challenges to the government since it came to power in the 1979 Islamic revolution, Tehran has taken a two-track approach. (AFP)
