The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Tuesday Iran is expected to sign an agreement allowing for inspections of facilities suspected of being used to make nuclear weapons. The announcement from International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano comes as six global powers, including the United States, are beginning talks today with Iran in Bahghad. It is the second meeting since diplomacy with Iran resumed last month after more than a year. In Washington, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Iran is running out of time to resolve the nuclear impasse.

Jay Carney: “Iran faces a choice. The regime faces a choice. They can meet their international obligations and rejoin the community of nations, or continue to fail to fulfill their obligations and face significant and harsh consequences — the kinds, the likes of which we’ve already seen through the unprecedented and comprehensive sanctions regime that has been leveled against Iran.”