Iran said on Monday that it has “no specific date” for a meeting with the United States on its nuclear program. This comes after a war with Israel that disrupted ongoing negotiations.
“For now, no specific date, time or location has been determined regarding this matter,” said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei. The statement referred to plans for a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoy Steve Witkoff.
Iran had been negotiating with the United States before Israel started strikes on its nuclear facilities last month. Washington later joined those strikes.
Araghchi and Witkoff held five meetings since April but did not reach a deal. Before the sixth round could happen, Israel launched surprise strikes on June 13, starting a 12-day war.
“We have been serious in diplomacy and the negotiation process. We entered with good faith, but as everyone witnessed, before the sixth round the Zionist regime, in coordination with the United States, committed military aggression against Iran,” Baqaei said.
The United States launched its own attacks on June 22, targeting Iran’s nuclear program. US strikes hit the uranium enrichment facility at Fordo in Qom province and also nuclear sites in Isfahan and Natanz.
The extent of damage from these strikes is still unknown.
Israel carried out hundreds of strikes and killed nuclear scientists and senior military officers. Israel also hit military, nuclear, and other key sites.
Iran answered with missile and drone attacks on Israel. It also attacked a US base in Qatar in response to Washington’s strikes.
Israel and Western nations accuse Iran of working on nuclear weapons. Iran denies this claim.
Iran is the only non-nuclear power that enriches uranium to 60 percent purity, close to weapons grade. The UN atomic energy agency says it has no evidence that Iran is trying to turn its stockpiles into weapons.
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