Iran says nuclear talks with US 'meaningless' after Israel attack
Iran said on Friday the dialogue with the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program is "meaningless" after Israel's biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, accusing Washington of supporting the attack.
"The other side (the U.S.) 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," the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
He said Israel "succeeded in influencing" the diplomatic process, and the Israeli attack would not have happened without Washington's permission.
Iran earlier accused the U.S. of being complicit in Israel's attacks. Still, Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the United Nations Security Council that it would be "wise" to negotiate over its nuclear program.
The sixth round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks was set to be held on Sunday in Muscat, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead after the Israeli strikes.
Iran denies that its uranium enrichment program is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
Reuters
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