TEHRAN, Iran, January 05, SPA -- Iran says it welcomes Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton"s comments that there is no hard-and-fast deadline for starting nuclear dialogue, according to The Associated Press. Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration remains open to negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program. She stressed there was no hard-and-fast deadline for Iran. Responding Tuesday, Iran"s foreign ministry welcomed the comments. «We share the same idea with her. Deadlines are meaningless,» spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says.--SPA 13:43 LOCAL TIME 10:43 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/734886