] Iran and European nations reached a preliminary agreement
] about Iran's nuclear program at talks hoped to avoid a
] U.N. showdown, but all countries involved still must
] approve it, Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday.

You can probably chalk this up as President Bush's first foreign policy win in his second term. The Iranians were probably holding out to see if a Kerry win would bring the United States to the table on this. A Bush Presidency means same old story, and the Iranians took what they could get from Europe and dropped the matter.