Iran has declared that dialogue with the United States to diplomatically resolve the nuclear crisis has become meaningless, citing the U.S. approval of Israel's airstrikes on Iran.
According to Reuters on June 13 (local time), Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, criticized the United States, stating, "While advocating negotiations, they simultaneously divided roles so that the Zionist regime (Israel) could attack Iranian territory."
Spokesperson Baghaei claimed, "Israel's attack would not have been possible without U.S. approval."
Iran had been engaged in negotiations centered on halting nuclear development and lifting economic sanctions since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
While additional negotiations were ongoing due to disagreements between the two countries over the issue of allowing the development of low-enriched uranium for civilian use, Israel carried out large-scale airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The United States and Iran were scheduled to hold the sixth round of talks in Oman on June 15, but the resumption of negotiations has become uncertain after Iran declared that dialogue is now meaningless.
In contrast, President Trump maintains that there is still room for negotiations with Iran.
In an interview with NBC on the same day, President Trump said, "Iran missed an opportunity to reach an agreement, but there may be another chance."
Previously, at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council held at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States urged Iran that "it would be wise to engage in negotiations regarding its nuclear program."
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