Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country

The two sides were scheduled to meet for a sixth round of negotiations on Sunday. Oman, which was set to host the talks, said on Saturday that this round had been canceled.

Experts suggest the U.S. has a strategic opportunity to leverage Iran's weakened position for a nuclear deal after Israel's targeted strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told European Union foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas that Tehran isn’t going to engage in nuclear talks with the U.S. for now, a person briefed on the call between the two officials on Saturday said.

A senior official of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday's talks had been cancelled. Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped "the Iranians will come to the table soon," the official said.

Iran has stated that further nuclear talks with the US are now "meaningless" following Israel's strikes. Source: Bloomberg with reference to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei Details: The US and Iran had planned to resume talks in Oman on Sunday 15 June.

Iran and Israel exchanged missile strikes on Saturday as the conflict sparked by Israel’s attack on its regional rival’s nuclear programme entered a second day.

President Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Saturday that White House envoy Steve Witkoff is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran's foreign minister, the Russian president's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said.