. >>> iran's foreign minister ali akbar salihid has criticized western leaders for not talking ahead of negotiations on iran's nuclear program. he says the iranians want to state their position. >> our demand is for the other side to recognize our rights fully. because we have the right to enrichment. we have the right to the utilization of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. >> leaders from iran and six western nations are due to talk in moscow later this month. salehi said the western leaders had agreed to hold preliminary discussions and are not responding to iranian calls to meet. u.s. and european leaders have been pressing the iranians to stop their uranium enrichment. they're threatening to impose economic sanctions that will harm iran's oil exports. >>> iranian leaders and officials from the international atomic energy agency have failed to agree on inspections of nuclear facilities. iaea deputy director general herman nackerts held eight hours of fruitless negotiations on friday. >> there has been no progress. and iran raised issues we have already discussed and other