U.S. Warns Iran of Possible Israeli Assassination Plots Against Mediators in Talks
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US officials warned Iran that Israel could attempt to assassinate mediators during spring talks, relayed through intermediaries, with potential targets including parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; no evidence of a specific plot has been found. The warning was first reported by The New York Times, and CNN notes the broader context of ongoing US-Iran negotiations amid public Israeli pressure on Iran and past remarks by Trump, all within a 60-day ceasefire framework.
- US officials attempted to warn Iran of fears that Israel would assassinate mediators CNN
- U.S. Officials Believed Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iranian Negotiators The New York Times
- ‘Fake news’: PMO denies NYT report US worried Israel would kill Iran’s negotiators The Times of Israel
- U.S. warned Iran about Israel’s aims to assassinate leaders The Washington Post
- Israeli jets entered Iran to attack negotiator plane after Islamabad talks, NYT reports Middle East Eye
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