Iran will not be participating in the nuclear negotiations with the United States scheduled on Sunday, the country announced on state television on Friday in the wake of Israel’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile sites this morning.
Negotiators from both countries were set to meet in Oman for the sixth round of discussions aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, which imposed strict limits on Iran’s uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief.
However, with Iran pulling out of the talks, the future of diplomatic engagement appears increasingly uncertain.
The talks had already been strained over whether Iran should be allowed to continue enriching uranium on its own soil—a right Tehran insists is non-negotiable.
