JAKARTA - The United States (US) and Israel agreed on the time of the attack on Iran a week before the US-Iranian nuclear talks in Geneva, according to media reports citing US officials.
The agreement set Saturday as the time for the attack, coinciding with the agenda of a meeting between Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his senior aides at the government complex, Axios reported Sunday.
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, along with US special envoy Steve Witkoff assessed that negotiations in Geneva had little chance of producing an agreement, but they still decided to attend in order to maintain the perception of diplomacy among Iranian officials.
During the meeting, Kushner and Witkoff contacted US Vice President JD Vance and conveyed that significant differences between the two parties had not yet been resolved, according to the report.
The third round of US-Iranian talks on Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday night in Geneva. On Saturday, the US and Israel launched a series of attacks on a number of targets in Iran, including Tehran.
The attack reportedly caused damage and civilian casualties. Iranian state television confirmed the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a result of the attack.
Iran retaliated by launching missile attacks on Israeli territory and US military facilities in the Middle East region.
The Indonesian government calls on all parties to refrain and prioritize a diplomatic solution in response to the escalation of the Middle East conflict.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has expressed Indonesia's readiness to play a role as a mediator to encourage dialogue between the United States, Israel, and Iran.
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