Oman Confirms Iran-US Nuclear Talks Shelved After Israeli Strikes On Tehran
The talks scheduled between Iran and the United States concerning Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program have been cancelled. The announcement by Oman's foreign minister follows an Israeli attack on Tehran on Friday.
In a social media post, Badr al-Busaidi stated that any talks would be 'unjustifiable" amid the ongoing attacks.
'The Iran-US talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place. But diplomacy and dialogue remain the only pathway to lasting peace," al-Busaidi wrote.
Notably, this was the sixth round of talks, which was scheduled to take place in Oman's Muscat.
Earlier in the day, Tehran has said that the nuclear programme are now 'meaningless" after the attack.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh stated that the US cannot claim to be negotiating while allegedly permitting Israel to carry out military strikes.
'The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran's territory," MNA, citing Baghaei, reported.
Baghaei also accused the US of supporting the Israeli attack.
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