The sixth round of indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, said Iran's Foreign Ministry early Tuesday.
Iran and the United States have held five rounds of Oman-mediated indirect talks -- three in Muscat and two in Rome -- since April on Tehran's nuclear program and the lifting of U.S. sanctions. The fifth round was held on May 23 in Rome.
In late May, the United States presented a proposal to Iran through Oman for a potential nuclear deal with the country.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the U.S. proposal was not the outcome of the previous rounds of negotiations, and that Iran would submit its proposal to the United States through Oman.
He stressed that any proposal disrespecting Iran's national rights, including its right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy and effective sanctions relief, is unacceptable.
Baghaei said Iran's forthcoming proposal would be "reasonable, logically sound, and balanced," urging the United States to consider it seriously. "Accepting this proposal serves the interests of the United States," he added.
On the same day, the U.S. side made some remarks that were not conducive to the negotiations. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran is a tough negotiator. A U.S. official said that Iran is delaying the talks so that it could continue its nuclear program.
Iran says 6th round of indirect talks with U.S. scheduled for Sunday in Oman
Iran says 6th round of indirect talks with U.S. scheduled for Sunday in Oman
Iran says 6th round of indirect talks with U.S. scheduled for Sunday in Oman
Russia said on Monday that its armed forces had captured another settlement in the Kharkiv region, while Ukraine reported striking Russian targets and power outages following Russian attacks.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, Russian forces struck 142 areas, including facilities used to transport Western-supplied weapons, as well as ammunition and fuel depots, and temporary deployment sites of Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries.
It said Russian forces also destroyed Ukrainian armored vehicles, various types of artillery and other military vehicles, while air defense units shot down 76 Ukrainian drones.
In addition, the ministry said Russian forces had taken control of the settlement of Vilcha in the Kharkiv region.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on the same day that 223 combat engagements took place over the past 24 hours.
The Ukrainian Air Force, together with missile units and artillery, struck Russian personnel concentration areas and one key target.
The Ukrainian side said its forces repelled the Russian army's attacks in the directions of Kursk, Kupyansk, Lyman, and Pokrovsk.
Russian forces launched air strikes on power facilities in Odesa region, Zaporizhzhia region, Dnipropetrovsk region and Donetsk region in the early hours of Monday, according to Ukrainian media reports.
As of Monday morning, some areas in those regions were experiencing power outages.
Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK Group, said Russian forces attacked two of its power facilities in the Odesa region in the early hours of Monday, causing severe damage.
The company said repairs would take time, adding that continued air raid sirens have complicated the work. Technicians are working to restore key facilities and power supplies as soon as possible.
The Russian side has not commented on the attacks.
Russia captures one more settlement in Kharkiv, Ukraine reports power outages from Russian attacks
