Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead a US delegation to Vienna today to join a fresh round of negotiations on finalizing an Iran nuclear accord, the State Department said on Monday. The American team, which includes a representative of President Barack Obama’s National Security Council and experts on arms control, non-proliferation, economic sanctions and energy, was scheduled to depart Wednesday, AFP reported. EU negotiator Helga Schmid and her Iranian counterparts started the talks in the Austrian capital on Tuesday, with political leaders of the other major powers involved in the negotiations (Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China) joining in on Friday.
