Clinton Doubts Iran Will Respond To Offer Of Talks

`She (Clinton) said she is doubtful that Iran will respond to any kind of engagement and opening the hand out and reaching out to them`

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is "doubtful" that Iran will respond to offers of engagement, a senior State Department official said on Monday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Clinton had told her counterpart from the United Arab Emirates that the United States was under "no illusion" over Iran.

"She (Clinton) said she is doubtful that Iran will respond to any kind of engagement and opening the hand out and reaching out to them," said the official, who was speaking on the sidelines of an international donors conference for Gaza where Clinton held a series of bilateral meetings.