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US officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators

Headline from West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials believed that Israel might have been plotting to kill Iran’s top negotiators while Washington was engaged with Tehran in delicate talks this spring to reach an interim peace deal, according to current and former U.S. officials.

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  1. BizPac Review

    Israel reportedly attempted to shoot down Iran’s negotiators (opens BizPac Review)

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    Israel attempted to kill Iran’s negotiators on their plane after talks between the U.S. and Iran concluded in Pakistan, The New York Times reported. The attempt occurred […]

  2. Seattle Times

    U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators (opens Seattle Times)

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    Any Israeli attempt to kill Iran's foreign minister or Parliament speaker would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.

  3. Revolver News

  4. The Times of Israel

    US indirectly warned Iran during talks that Israel might try to kill its top negotiators — NYT (opens The Times of Israel)

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    US reportedly feared that Israeli assassinations of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, would derail negotiations

  5. New York Post

    US officials feared Israel was plotting to kill head Iranian negotiators: report (opens New York Post)

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    The US believed Israel was plotting to kill Iran's head negotiators, Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, in the middle of the peace talks, with America going as far as to warn Tehran through third party countries of the risks, officials said.

  6. West Hawaii Today

    US officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    WASHINGTON — U.S. officials believed that Israel might have been plotting to kill Iran’s top negotiators while Washington was engaged with Tehran in delicate talks this spring to reach an interim peace deal, according to current and former U.S. officials.

  7. The Jewish Voice

    Report: U.S. Feared Alleged Israeli Plot Against Iranian Negotiators Could Derail Fragile Diplomatic Effort (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    By: David Avrushmi Senior U.S. officials reportedly became so concerned that Israel might attempt to target two of Iran’s most senior negotiators during sensitive nuclear and ceasefire diplomacy that Washington quietly enlisted regional governments to warn Tehran, according to a report published by …

  8. Truthout

    Israel Reportedly Planned to Assassinate Iranian Negotiators During Peace Talks (opens Truthout)

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    Israel allegedly plotted to derail talks by killing Iran's foreign minister and speaker of parliament against US wishes.

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