US officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators

According to the report, US officials were particularly concerned that Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi would be targeted.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 7/3/2026, 12:53:46 AM.

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What happenedKilling senior Iranian leaders had been part of Israel’s strategy from the start of the war.

What changedThe center frames it as "US officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators". The right frames it as "US officials believed Israel planned to kill Iranian negotiators amid peace talks - report".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The center frames it as "US officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators". The right frames it as "US officials believed Israel planned to kill Iranian negotiators amid peace talks - report".

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Jul 2, 11:00 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.

Jul 2, 11:51 PM: The Jerusalem Post joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-right ·News report

The Jerusalem Post1h ago

US officials believed Israel planned to kill Iranian negotiators amid peace talks - report

plannedamidpeacetalks

According to the report, US officials were particularly concerned that Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi would be targeted.

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Center ·News report

The Straits Times1h ago

US officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators

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Killing senior Iranian leaders had been part of Israel’s strategy from the start of the war.

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