Oman is urging Washington and Tehran to resume nuclear negotiations after Israeli strikes derailed talks, but Iran’s leadership insists that relations with the U.S. are fundamentally adversarial while President Trump touts military success over diplomacy.

Iran says it will build eight new reactors with Russia to reach 20,000 megawatts of nuclear power, a high ambition that collides with sanctions, limited inspections, and recent wartime damage to key sites.