Iran Steps Up Arrests While Remaining Positive on US Talk

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)