WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said there had been some "progress" in European efforts to end Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program.
"We have to work with our European Union friends and with the IAEA to find a solution to the Iranian nuclear program, and we have seen a little bit of progress, hopefully, over the last 24 hours," Powell said Monday.
The IAEA refers to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher was more cautious.
"We don't have it pinned down at this point," he said.
He said the department was waiting to hear from the Europeans about the content of a letter from Iran to the IAEA about its agreeing to halt uranium enrichment and other international demands. He said the IAEA would have to verify any commitment.
Boucher added that Washington's policy of taking Iran to the U.N. Security Council had not changed.
