Iran has abruptly pulled out of United States-led nuclear talks that were set for Sunday in Oman, following Israeli airstrikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities and high-rise targets.
The cancellation, announced Friday, underscores escalating tensions in the region and growing distrust of American involvement despite the Trump administration’s push for diplomacy.
According to Iranian state media, the talks have been suspended “until further notice.” The decision came after precision Israeli strikes reportedly killed key Iranian military figures and nuclear scientists—including top Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein Salami and physicists Mehdi Tehranchi and Fereydoon Abbasi.
President Trump told CNN that every Iranian negotiator he once dealt with is now dead:
BASH: “So, you’re saying Israel took out the very people you negotiated with?”
TRUMP: “They didn’t die of the flu. They didn’t die of COVID.”pic.twitter.com/K6hnRVZbIc
— Resist Times (@resistupdates) June 13, 2025
President Donald Trump had been pushing hard for a deal behind the scenes, even urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay military action to allow negotiations to proceed.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump made that appeal directly in a phone call on Monday, signaling his preference for a diplomatic resolution—at least temporarily.
But Tehran isn’t