JAKARTA - US officials are trying to warn Iran this spring about concerns that Israel may kill Iranian negotiators during negotiations, The New York Post reported, citing two US officials.
According to the officials, the US is concerned that Israel may target the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as a key figure in the negotiations or the Iranian Foreign Minister (Menlu) Abbas Araghchi who also plays an important role in the negotiations.
The officials delivered the warning through intermediaries.
As of Friday (2/7), there have been no immediate signs that US intelligence had information about a specific assassination plan underlying the warning.
However, Israel's top defense officials have publicly expressed support for the killing of senior Iranian leaders.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has previously said that such actions actually complicate the negotiation process.
In March, as reported by Anatara from Anadolu, Trump refused to reveal the identity of the Iranian party who was a negotiating partner with the US because he did not want them to be the target of assassination.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office denied the TheNew York Times report. In a statement on the X platform, Israel called the report "fake news" and a fabrication that was completely out of touch with reality.
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