Iran cancels US nuclear talks next round amid ‘barbarous’ Israeli attacks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed to Al Jazeera that the next round of Iran-United States nuclear negotiations, scheduled for Sunday in Oman, has been cancelled.

Asked on Saturday, “Can we have a clear confirmation that Sunday’s talks are cancelled?”, Araghchi responded, “Yes”.

Shortly after that, Oman also confirmed the talks “will not now take place”.

A senior US official later confirmed that the nuclear talks will no longer be happening. The official told The Associated Press news agency that although the talks were off, “we remain committed to talks and hope the Iranians will come to the table soon,” speaking anonymously to discuss diplomatic matters.

Earlier, Iran had clearly intimated that the continuation of nuclear talks with the US was unjustifiable while “barbarous” Israeli attacks target the nation, Iranian state media reported, quoting Araghchi.

It seemed inevitable that the talks would fall victim to the sudden, massive escalation by Israel and Iran’s retaliation.