(UPDATED) PELOSI AND LANTOS TO TRAVEL TO IRAN?

FRESH OF THEIR CONTROVERSIAL TRIP TO SYRIA, NANCY PELOSI AND TOM LANTOS ARE CONSIDERING A TRIP TO IRAN.

Pelosi, Lantos may be interested in diplomatic trip to Iran (SF Chron)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, just back from a trip to Syria that sparked sharp criticism from Republicans and the Bush administration, suggested Tuesday that they may be interested in taking another diplomatic trip - to open a dialogue with Iran.

The Democratic speaker from San Francisco and Lantos, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, were asked at a press conference in San Francisco Tuesday whether on the heels of their recent trip to the Middle East they would be interested in extending their diplomacy in the troubled region with a visit to Iran.

UPDATE - THEY KNOW A SOFT TOUCH WHEN THEY SEE ONE:

Top Iran MP wants talks with US House speaker Pelosi (AFP)
A top MP said on Friday the Tehran parliament would favour talks with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after her controversial visit to Iran's ally Syria, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. "We are ready for talks with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi," said Mohammad Nabi Rudaki, deputy head of the influential national security commission in Iran's conservative-dominated parliament.

"Parliamentary talks can discuss bilateral problems and bring US, European and Iranian nations closer. They could also consider Iran's peaceful nuclear issues," he said. But Rudaki added that "this willingness does not mean a resumption of political ties with the occupying and bullying US government."