Iran rebel leader ready for talks with govt

Source: AFP August 8, 2008

DUBAI - The leader of a rebel group blamed for a string of attacks in restive southeastern Iran said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he was ready to enter talks with the Tehran government.

“We are ready from this moment to start a dialogue with the Iranian government ... in the presence of an international party,” Jundallah leader Abdolmalek Rigi told the Al-Arabiya news channel.