Iran urges to abandon pressure policy ahead of nuclear talks TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The policy of pressure ahead of the nuclear negotiations should be abandoned, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Tuesday. "Unfortunately, we still witness the double approach of pressure-negotiation, and the U.S. congress uses this lever," said Afkham, adding that "The radicals and ill-wishers are active to hinder progress in the nuclear talks." As for the U.S. congress pushes for new round of sanctions on Iran ahead of the imminent nuclear talks, she said "They want to use sanctions to exert pressure on the talks," but to no avail. We can be hopeful and invite them to learn lessons from the past. The policy of pressure-negotiation has not ended in desired results," she added. Talking to reporters in her weekly press briefing, she said " That they think Iran has come to the negotiation table under the (sanction) pressures is an absolute mistake." "Under the new administration, we have taken steps to solve unnecessary (nuclear) crisis in a constructive contraction with the world," she said, emphasizing that "Our seriousness should not be interpreted as taking steps under pressure." The Iranian spokeswoman urged the U.S. officials to stick to the facts and right information about Iran's developments. Iran and the P5+1 countries, including the United States, China, Russia, France and Britain plus Germany, held a fresh round of talks in Geneva on Oct. 15-16 and agreed to meet again in Geneva on Nov. 7-8. In the talks, Iran offered its own proposal and after intensive discussions on the proposal, both sides expressed their satisfaction of the first round of talks. Iran has already expressed readiness for snap visits of the UN inspectors into its nuclear establishments and to reduce the stockpile of its 20 percent enriched uranium, and in return it has urged the powers to recognize its uranium enrichment activities inside the country and lift the sanctions against the Islamic republic. On Tuesday, Afkham said "The Iranian proposal is totally realistic and serves the interests of both sides and is instrumental to break the deadlock" in the nuclear issue. "We are optimistic about the next round of the talks," she said, expressing hope that the change of tones in the previous meeting to be put into practice in the upcoming round of talks. "Everything depends on the next round of talks and on the decision to be made," she added. Iran hopes nuclear talks to bring together different views TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi on Monday expressed hope that the upcoming nuclear meeting with the six major world powers in Geneva will bring together different negotiators' positions on Iran's nuclear program, Press TV reported. The upcoming meeting will focus on the details of the steps proposed by Iran, said Araqchi, adding that "We have a tough road ahead. In Geneva, we will get into the details of the steps and we hope to bring closer the views of both sides, which are (currently) far apart. Iran "not optimistic" about ongoing nuclear talks: president TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic is "not optimistic" about the results of its ongoing nuclear talks with the world powers, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday. "The government is not optimistic about the West and the ongoing (nuclear) negotiations," said Rouhani, adding that "But it does not mean that we do not have any hope for a solution to the problems."