Oman’s FM confirms US-Iran nuclear talks on Sunday canceled amid Israeli strikes

Vehicles of delegations leave the Omani embassy after a fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, in Rome on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)
Vehicles of delegations leave the Omani embassy after a fifth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, in Rome on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman’s foreign minister says planned talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program “will not now take place” after Israel’s strikes targeting the Islamic Republic.

Badr al-Busaidi makes the announcement on social media. It comes after Iran’s foreign minister said any talks would be “unjustifiable” amid the ongoing attacks.

Oman has been mediating the talks.

“The Iran-US talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place,” al-Busaidi writes. “But diplomacy and dialogue remain the only pathway to lasting peace.”

A sixth round was due to happen in Muscat, Oman’s capital, before the Israeli strikes began Friday.

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