Negroponte, who is the State Department's second-ranking official, added, however, that "(the United States) believe(s) that Iran is not playing a constructive role currently." He said, "We believe that there are things that (the Iranians) can do to help ameliorate the security situation in Iraq, and if another round of talks takes place these are the issues we need to talk about."
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