US officials warned of possible Israeli plot to assassinate Iranian officials during cease‑fire talks
U.S. officials warned Iran that Israel was believed to be planning to assassinate Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during cease‑fire negotiations in April, and said such an act could derail the talks.
U.S. officials warned Iran, through regional states or mediators, that Israel might try to assassinate Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf during cease‑fire negotiations in April. The officials said they believed Israel was planning the assassinations. They also expressed concern that an Israeli assassination of the two Iranian officials would derail or doom the cease‑fire negotiations.
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