Nuclear Talks Resumed on Nov. 29,th in Vienna More Than Five Months Later

Iran and The U.S. return to Austrian capital with EU as chief mediator If one has to look at what happened in Vienna from April to June for the resumption of the nuclear talks, optimism is not in the air. The three months spent negotiating a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) served for little more than nothing at all. Far from coming closer together and giving in, both sides showed no flexibility, and Iranian and U.S. demands ended up scuppering the efforts of all the countries at the negotiating table.  Elections in Iran have prolonged…