US-Iran nuclear dialogue 'meaningless' after Israel's strikes, Tehran says
However, Baghaei stopped short of saying that the next round of talks, set to be held on Sunday in Oman, was cancelled, according to the Mizan news agency, which is run by Iran's judiciary.
Iran has said the ongoing talks with the US on Tehran's nuclear programme are "meaningless" after Israel's military strikes, accusing Washington of supporting the action.
The US "acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime [Israel] to target Iran's territory," the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
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He said the Israeli attack would not have occurred unless Washington had given the go-ahead.
However, Baghaei stopped short of saying that the next round of talks, set to be held on Sunday in Oman, was cancelled, according to the Mizan news agency, which is run by Iran's judiciary.
"It is still not clear what we decide about Sunday's talks," he was quoted as saying.
Washington has denied it was complicit in the attacks, though US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had been informed of Israel's plans in advance and described the Israeli attacks as "excellent."
Trump has himself threatened military action against Iran if negotiations fail to bring a result.
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