Nuclear Talks

Iranian Foreign Minister says a "new process" is under way in negotiations between Tehran and the West over his nation's disputed nuclear program.

Iranian state media Wednesday quote Mottaki as saying Tehran is "constructively" reviewing an international incentives package designed to encourage Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities. Mottaki says Iran also has presented its own proposal to resolve the issue.

The White House says security guarantees are not being considered in talks with Iran regarding its disputed nuclear program.

Speaking from Israel where he is traveling with U.S. President George Bush, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said that the best way for Iran to guarantee its security is to stop threatening to wipe Israel off the map and to stop trying to destabilize Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon.