Election unlikely to change calculus over Tehran’s nuclear program: Kerry

TEHRAN,June 2(MNA) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he did not have high expectations that an upcoming presidential election in Iran would change the calculus over Tehran’s nuclear program, according to Reuters. At a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, Kerry said Iran needs to understand that international patience was waning over the country’s nuclear program. The West suspects Tehran’s nuclear program may be aimed at developing nuclear weapons capability, but Iran insists it is purely for peaceful purposes. “Every month that goes by gets more dangerous,” Kerry said. Westerwelle also said more diplomatic talks were necessary. Iran and world powers are engaged in a process of talks meant to help resolve a decade-old dispute over the country’s nuclear program.