The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi revealed from Muscat on Monday that the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington are currently stalled due to the lack of a suitable groundwork in light of rising regional tensions. Iran announced last June that it was conducting indirect talks with the United States mediated by Oman.

Araqchi told reporters, "This process is now halted due to the specific circumstances in the region, and currently, we do not see any ground for these talks until the current crisis is resolved, and then we will decide whether to continue working and how."

On October 1st, Iran launched about 200 missiles at Israel as part of what it said was its response to the assassination of the political bureau chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, as well as the Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, and a Revolutionary Guard officer. Israel vowed to respond to this attack.

Oman has long played the role of mediator between Iran and the United States after the two countries severed relations following the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

The United States is Israel's closest ally and the largest supplier of military aid to the Jewish state, while Iran supports the Palestinian movement Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah, both of which fight Israel.

Araqchi arrived in Muscat on Monday after visiting Iraq and confirmed his country's readiness for war, although it does not want it, as part of a tour in the region that included Qatar and Saudi Arabia, where he discussed with senior officials ways to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza and how to contain the conflict.

He also visited Beirut and Damascus earlier this month and held meetings with his country's allies within the "Axis of Resistance" opposed to Israel, which is led by Tehran in the region.