Sunday's U.S.-Iran nuclear talks cancelled, Oman says

FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi in Moscow
FILE PHOTO: Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2023. Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Source: X80003

The latest round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks.

Albusaidi's statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.

A senior official of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday's talks had been cancelled.

Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped "the Iranians will come to the table soon," the official said.

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