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United States warns Iran of Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian negotiators
U.S. officials informed Iran that Israeli authorities had devised a plot to kill senior Iranian negotiators involved in peace talks that the United States was facilitating. The warning, reported by multiple media outlets, said the alleged Israeli operation was intended to disrupt the negotiations and could have jeopardized diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran.
According to the statements, the United States intervened to alert Tehran before any attempt could be carried out, describing the plan as a threat to the pragmatic process of reaching an agreement. No details of the plot's execution were disclosed, and the reports noted that the warning was aimed at preventing escalation and maintaining the momentum of the ongoing talks.