Iran-US talks on Sunday called off after Israeli strikes

Omar Tamo, Bloomberg News on Jun 14, 2025

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Nuclear talks between Iran and the U.S. scheduled for Sunday in Oman will no longer take place, after Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic prompted retaliatory strikes that escalated regional tensions.

“The Iran U.S. talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X. “But diplomacy and dialogue remain the only pathway to lasting peace.”

In response to Israel’s attacks on its nuclear facilities, Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, which in turn maintained its airstrikes into Saturday. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency also reported Israel targeted a facility at Iran’s South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, marking an escalation in the fighting.

Hours after the Thursday attack, President Donald Trump had urged Iran to accept a nuclear deal to avoid further attacks. While there will be no meeting Sunday, the U.S. remains committed to talks and hopes the Iranians will come to the table soon, a senior administration said Saturday on condition of anonymity.

Iran’s foreign minister and lead negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, said earlier that continuing nuclear talks with the U.S. would be “unjustifiable” in light of Israel’s ongoing military assault.

“Continuing indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States, while the Zionist regime’s brutality persists, is unjustifiable,” Araghchi said in a phone call with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief.

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(With assistance from Nick Wadhams.)