No Peace Talks: Israel-Iran Conflict Intensifies
U.S. and Iran will not engage in nuclear discussions on Sunday, as per the latest update from Oman.
In the midst of escalating violence between Israel and Iran, the scheduled nuclear discussions between the US and Iran, set for Muscat this Sunday, have been called off. Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Bussaidi announced this development on the X platform, emphasizing that dialogue and diplomacy remain the sole avenue for lasting peace. As a mediator in the nuclear talks, Oman finds itself at the heart of the unfolding crisis.
The conflict began with a series of Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear, military, and defense facilities, military leaders, nuclear scientists, and civilian areas, starting as early as Friday morning. Iran views this offensive as a declaration of war. In response, Iran launched hundreds of rockets and drones towards Israel in the early hours of Saturday, with some striking the densely populated Greater Tel Aviv area.
A Deal Unraveled in 2018
Reviving the nuclear talks, Iran and the US met in April 2025. Their concern centers around allegations that Iran is covertly developing nuclear weapons. Tehran maintains that the program is solely for peaceful purposes.
In 2015, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program under the Vienna Nuclear Deal. Negotiations with China, Russia, the US, France, Germany, and the UK resulted in Iran agreeing to restrict its nuclear activities. Unfortunately, Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and imposed punitive sanctions.
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran has viewed the US as its arch-enemy. The tensions between the two nations were exacerbated in 1979 when students occupied the US embassy in Tehran, leading to the severance of diplomatic relations.
With the latest increase in hostilities, it remains unclear how or when dialogue and diplomacy can resume. The situation is volatile, with no immediate prospect of a return to the negotiating table. The future of negotiations will depend on de-escalation and a renewed commitment to peace talks.
- Amidst increasing war-and-conflicts between Israel and Iran, politics and general news now revolve around the suspending of the nuclear discussions between the US and Iran, initially planned for Muscat on Sunday.
- In the general news sphere, discussions also focus on the volatile relationship between Iran and the US, with the unraveling of a potential deal in 2018 serving as a significant milestone in their long-standing politics of war-and-conflicts.
