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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Iran doubles down as US signals Israel could strike despite nuclear talks

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expresses defiance to 'America's coercion and bullying' in Ilam on June 12, 2025 [Handout/Iran's presidential website/West Asia News Agency via Reuters]

Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have remained defiant amid concerns that Israel could launch an attack on Iran as the global nuclear watchdog adopts another Western-led censure resolution.

Even as Oman confirmed on Thursday that it will host a sixth round of talks on Sunday between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme, reports by outlets such as The New York Times, quoting officials in the US and Europe, warned that Israel is “ready” to attack Iran, even without military backing from Washington. Israel has long threatened to attack Iran’s nuclear sites.

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