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.

Israel and Iran exchanged strikes for the third day amid stalled U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks, according to The Associated Press. Iran has been facing Israeli airstrikes for the past three days,

U.S. military leaders and elected officials are grappling with a worsening diplomatic and security crisis in the Middle East.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to set the region on fire and to sabotage nuclear talks with attacks.

Tehran is undecided on whether it will attend the next round of negotiations with the U.S., an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said in state media. U.S. and Iranian officials were expected to meet for a sixth round of talks in Oman Sunday.

Sources familiar with the matter tell i24NEWS that Iran has approached Oman and Qatar to act as intermediaries with the United States, hoping to broker a ceasefire that would bring an end to Israel’s military offensive.