U.S.-Iran Talks on Iraq Scheduled

The first discussion talk between Iranian and American diplomats over the future of Iraq has been set for May 28.

"Nothing but Iraq is on the agenda for Iran and U.S. talks," Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said during a conference of Islamic foreign ministers in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Mottaki also excluded the possibility of widening the talks to include Iran's nuclear program or normalizing its relations with the United States.

The U.S. is expected to reinforce their allegations that Iran is supplying armor-piercing bombs that Shiite Muslim militias use to attack U.S. soldiers.

Mottaki repeated Iranian claims that the U.S. presence in Iraq is the major cause for the violence in the country.

"Terrorists say that 'we are doing this because of the foreign forces,' and the foreign forces [are] saying that 'we are here because of the terrorist groups,'" Mottaki said.

Confirming the date of the talks, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Iran needs to start living up to its pledges regarding Iraq.