US to ease ban on contacts with Iran

Reuters, here

"...The plan is to make small but significant gestures to Tehran, including an invitation to a conference on Afghanistan this month, and to allow U.S. diplomats to see Iranian officials without first seeking approval, as has been the case for nearly 30 years. "These contacts could be across the board," said the source, adding that the review was not final and that President Barack Obama still had to sign off on it..."