Iran warned the US against interference in the Strait of Hormuz as indirect nuclear talks in Doha ended with both sides reporting positive progress. Tehran also announced a communication channel with Washington to address violations of the interim deal and protested to the UN over threats against Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared.

US officials indirectly warned Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf that Israel may try to target them in assassination attempts, while they were engaged in negotiations with Washington to end the war earlier this year,

Negotiations between Iran and the U.S. will pause for a week for the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader, but President Trump, and mediators, say there's been progress.

Israel attempted to kill Iran's negotiators on their plane after talks between the U.S. and Iran concluded in Pakistan, The New York Times reported.

US warned Iran in April that Israel may target top officials during nuclear talks, highlighting growing tensions between Washington and Israel.

A long-term U.S.-Iran peace deal may depend on a separate agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Analysts say that presents a problem.

The New York Times reports that Washington discovered an Israeli plot targeting Iran's top peace negotiators, prompting covert regional warnings to protect fragile ceasefire talks.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in an interview that the Trump administration sees no indication Iran's leadership has become more moderate and remains committed to e

On the very day U.S.-Iran peace talks opened in Doha, the threats hit a new level: Israel's defense minister declared Iran's supreme leader effectively "marked for death," and Iran's foreign minister fired back,