Iran nuclear talks resume as Germany calls for progress

The  sixth  round  of  talks  began  as  usual with a meeting of remaining parties  to  the  deal  Iran,  Russia,  China,  France,  Britain,  Germany  and  the  European  Union  in  the  basement of a luxury hotel.

The U.S. delegation to the talks, known as the Joint Commission of the  Joint  Comprehensive  Plan  of  Action (JCPoA), is based in a hotel across  the  street  as  Iran  refuses  face-to-face meetings.

The talks’ chief coordinator, EU foreign policy official  Enrique  Mora,  who  is  leading  the  shuttle  diplomacy  between  Iran  and  the  United States, has said he expects a deal in this round of talks.