'IAEA exposed: a gang of thugs' [James Corbett © PressTV]

Iran and the UN's nuclear watchdog are set to resume talks later on Friday - more than two months after the previous round failed. Tehran insists it only wants peaceful energy, but the West remains suspicious of its nuclear ambitions. Hopes aren't high for these negotiations either - while Iranian citizens continue to be hit hardest by US and European sanctions. For more on this we RT talks to James Corbett - journalist and editor of The Corbett Report - an online multi-media news and information source.