Iran: ‘No specific date, time or location’ for next round of nuclear talks with US

Iran says it has “no specific date” for a meeting between its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and US envoy Steve Witkoff on Tehran’s nuclear program.

“For now, no specific date, time or location has been determined regarding this matter,” says foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.

Iran had been negotiating with the United States before Israel began strikes on its nuclear facilities last month, which Washington later joined.

Israel said its sweeping assault on Iran’s top military leaders, nuclear scientists, uranium enrichment sites, and ballistic missile program was necessary to prevent the Islamic Republic from realizing its avowed plan to destroy Israel.

Iran has consistently denied seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. However, it enriched uranium to levels that have no peaceful application, obstructed international inspectors from checking its nuclear facilities, and expanded its ballistic missile capabilities. Israel said it had recently taken steps toward weaponization.

Iran retaliated to Israel’s strikes by launching over 500 ballistic missiles and around 1,100 drones at Israel.