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Iran has announced that no specific date has yet been set for a meeting between its Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss its nuclear program.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday, in response to journalists’ questions: “So far, no specific date, time, or location has been determined regarding this matter.”

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Araghchi and Witkoff had held five rounds of negotiations since April, mediated by Oman, before Israeli strikes on Iran on June 13 triggered a 12-day war.

A new round of talks between Tehran and Washington was scheduled for June 15 but was canceled due to the outbreak of war.

Baghaei stated: “We were serious in the negotiation process and approached it with good intentions,” noting that the talks were interrupted due to Israel’s attack on Iran.

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He emphasized that: “The United States committed a serious violation of international law during the diplomatic process.”

On June 22, the U.S. bombed the underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, south of Tehran, as well as two nuclear installations in Isfahan and Natanz (central Iran). The full extent of the damage remains unknown.

During the 12-day conflict, Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing several scientists linked to the nuclear program.

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In retaliation, Iran fired missiles and drones across the entire territory of Israel.

Western countries and Israel suspect Iran of seeking to acquire a nuclear bomb, a claim Tehran strongly denies, insisting that its program is strictly for civilian purposes.

A major point of contention between Washington and Tehran remains uranium enrichment: While Iran maintains its right to enrich uranium, President Donald Trump’s administration has considered it a “red line.”

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) states that Iran is the only non-nuclear-armed country enriching uranium at high levels (around 60%), far above the 3.67% limit set in the 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers. The United States unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018 during Donald Trump‘s first term.

According to the IAEA, producing a nuclear bomb requires uranium enrichment at 90%.

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