“Talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions resumed in Moscow on Monday, with a significant gap looming between the two sides’ positions as painful new sanctions are set to come into effect to further isolate Tehran from world oil and banking markets,” reports the New York Times. “Three hours after the talks began, a report on state-controlled Iranian television said that Iran will not consider curtailing enrichment of uranium to 20 percent — a key goal for international mediators — unless the major powers acknowledge that Tehran has the right to enrich uranium and lifts sanctions….” [To read the full story, please click here]