Kerry meets Iranian foreign minister in NY

Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Sunday in New York amid negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive nuclear deal with Tehran.

{mosads}Kerry and Zarif met for over an hour at the Waldorf Astoria, a senior State Department official said.

The two met one-on-one before being joined by aides, the official said.

Facing a Nov. 24 deadline, Iran and six world powers on Friday restarted negotiations. The latest round of talks is the first formal meeting since the world leaders failed to reach a deal by the original July 20 deadline.

The diplomats on Sunday discussed progress made in talks between Iran and the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, the official said, as well as work that remains.

Kerry and his Iranian counterpart also discussed the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the official added.