Report: Trump team worried Israel aimed to target Iranian officials
According to reports, the administration of US President Donald Trump was concerned that Israel intended to eliminate prominent Iranian negotiators, specifically Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in an effort to sabotage potential US-Iran discussions. These officials only made the trip to Islamabad once they received security assurances from the US, facilitated by Qatar and Pakistan. Even with these precautions, it is alleged that Israel carried out at least one unsuccessful operation to target the pair.