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Sunday's U.S.-Iran nuclear talks cancelled

June 15, 2025 9:21 am

[Source: Reuters]

The latest round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X.

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.

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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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