The United States warned Tehran this spring that Israel intended to target Iranian negotiators, as Washington officials urged their Israeli counterparts to cease the liquidation of high-ranking regime officials. <\/p>\n
According to the Washington Post, citing current and former US officials, Washington grew so concerned about Israeli intentions that it requested intermediaries to deliver a formal warning to Tehran. While the exact timing remains undisclosed, officials had urged Israel as early as March to stop killing key regime representatives, arguing that such actions would eliminate the very pragmatists necessary for diplomacy.<\/p>\n
Initially, both the US and Israel supported regime change in Iran, which began with the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of high-ranking officials. However, the United States eventually shifted its policy, concluding that the existing establishment in Tehran would maintain power.<\/p>\n
Western officials identified the assassination of Ali Larijani, head of the Supreme National Security Council, as the critical turning point in the conflict. One official noted that the US had been actively searching for an Iranian counterpart to engage with before that official suddenly disappeared.<\/p>\n
The Washington Post noted that Iranian parliamentary speaker Ghalibaf, who leads the delegation currently negotiating a peace agreement with the US, was previously targeted by Israel during last year\u2019s 12-day war. Despite being in a bunker struck by Israeli forces, Ghalibaf survived, while Iran\u2019s other top negotiator, Abbas Araghchi, currently serves as the Foreign Minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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