US-Iran talks in Muscat cancelled: Oman
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Muscat – Oman's Foreign Minister on Saturday confirmed the cancellation of talks between Iran and the US, which was to be held in Muscat on Sunday.
'The Iran-US talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will now not take place. Diplomacy and dialogue remain the only pathway to lasting peace.' H E Sayyid Badr al Busiadi wrote on X.
Earlier during the day, Iran had said that the dialogue with the US over Tehran's nuclear programme is 'meaningless' after Israel's biggest-ever military strike against it.
Esmaeil Baghaei
'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,' Iran's state media on Saturday quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
'We hold the US administration responsible for the consequences of this reckless and illegal action by the Israeli regime,' he noted.
While speaking to Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Saturday, Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of Iran, said that the continuation of indirect Iran-US talks amid 'Israel's savagery is unjustifiable'.
He considered the Israeli aggression to be the result of direct US support.
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