Israel rejects NYT report on plot to kill Iran negotiators as ‘fake news’

The Israeli Prime Minister’s office denied a New York Times report on Friday that US officials feared Israel might try to assassinate Iranian negotiators during talks earlier this year.

“As usual, The New York Times’ latest story about Israel and the Iranian negotiators is fake news. A complete fabrication of reality,” the office said.

The New York Times reported, citing current and former US officials, that American officials indirectly warned Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf that Israel might target them.