Ahmadinejed: 'All avenues open' to resolve nuclear standoff

Iranian state TV has quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying that "all avenues are open" between Iran and the West to resolve their nuclear standoff. The report said Monday that Ahmadinejad praised the US decision to participate in a multilateral talks with Iran in July. Teheran has yet to respond to a package of incentives offered by six world powers, in exchange for Iran's promise to curb uranium enrichment. The US is pushing for further sanctions on Iran.