Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsThe New York Times said U.S. officials asked regional intermediaries to warn Iran that Israel could target Foreign Minister Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf during U.S.-Iran negotiations amid assassinations of senior Iranian officials earlier this yearShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis08:34 PM • July 03 2026 IDTThe Prime Minister's Office disputed a report by The New York Times that U.S. officials believed Israel might be "plotting to kill Iran's top negotiators" during U.S.-Iran cease-fire negotiations.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran nuclearAli KhameneiIsrael intelligenceIsrael - IranDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTwo-state SolutionMelat KirosChatGPTSerj TankianHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Denies Report That Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iran's Top NegotiatorsTop Netanyahu Rival Within Likud Says He Will Not Run in Party's PrimaryShin Bet's Zini Reprimanded for Wife's Contact With Employees' SpousesHundreds March in Jaffa Against Violence as Homicide Rates SkyrocketIsraeli Opposition Party Activists Attacked at Tel Aviv Market; Two ArrestedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in SeattleTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide