John Kerry and Iran 's foreign minister have a quick bilateral discussion . FM Mohammad Javad Zarif is ` ` satisfied with this first step '' But raising the dialogue through Kerry was intended to reiterate Obama 's openness to move forward with a bilateral approach on Iran . ` ` There 's a lot of work to be done , '' says the U.S. Secretary of State . The U.S. and Iran have had no high - level face - to - face talks since the 1979 revolution .
John Kerry and Iran 's foreign minister have a quick bilateral discussion . FM Mohammad Javad Zarif is ` ` satisfied with this first step '' ` ` There 's a lot of work to be done , '' says the U.S. Secretary of State . The U.S. and Iran have had no high - level face - to - face talks since the 1979 revolution .