The hardest party to manage in the Iran talks isn’t Iran

According to a New York Times report, US officials quietly warned Iran of a possible Israeli plot to assassinate Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the two lead negotiators for Iran. Two US officials confirmed the warnings to CNN, while Israel dismissed the report as a fabrication. Washington feared Israel was planning to kill the negotiators and, unable to order its ally to stand down, warned its adversary about its friend. The article also notes that earlier Israeli strikes had killed Ali Larijani and Kamal Kharazi, two pragmatic figures involved in the talks.