European Union Foreign Affairs Head Catherine Ashton. Photo: wiki commons.

JPost – Israel has almost no expectations that low-level technical talks between Iran and world powers set to begin Tuesday in Istanbul will lead to any substantial breakthrough, government officials said Monday.

Following talks two weeks ago that failed to produce any significant movement, the parties agreed to hold a low-level parley of technical experts to see if there was any reason to convene another full meeting.

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