Row over Iran UN pick not impacting nuclear talks: US

Washington (AFP) April 13, 2014 The United States' refusal to issue a visa to Iran's pick for UN ambassador is not impacting talks over the country's disputed nuclear program, Washington's envoy to the United Nations said Sunday. Washington has said it won't issue a visa to newly appointed Hamid Aboutalebi, who has been linked to the 1979 US hostage crisis. Iran, in response, has insisted the