Iran has dismissed any prospects for dialogue with the United States over its nuclear programme, calling talks “meaningless” in the wake of Israel’s largest-ever military strike against Iran, which Tehran says was carried out with U.S. backing.
“The U.S. has acted in a manner that renders negotiations pointless,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei was quoted as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. “You cannot claim to pursue diplomacy while enabling the Zionist regime to strike Iranian territory.”
He further asserted that Israel had successfully undermined the diplomatic process and that such an attack could not have taken place without Washington’s approval.
Iran earlier accused the U.S. of being complicit in Israel’s attacks, but Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the United Nations Security Council that it would be “wise” to negotiate over its nuclear programme.
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 programme is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming but they still saw room for an accord.
Source: Dunya News
