Israeli outlets report that the United States and Israel have extended temporary immunity to two senior Iranian officials—Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. Channel 14 in Israel says the immunity will cover at least the five days of negotiations that are reportedly taking place with Tehran.
The report follows remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, who recently said any leader of the Islamic regime could be considered a legitimate target in the ongoing conflict. The immunity provision appears aimed at allowing talks to proceed despite such public statements.
US President Donald Trump has publicly claimed that negotiations with Iran are underway, a claim Tehran has denied. Trump has told reporters the war was nearing its end and that discussions were progressing. US media have named special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner as leading the US delegation.
Trump asserted that talks were being held with the “right kind of people” in Iran and suggested the exchanges reflected a change in leadership. He also made several military and strategic claims, saying Iran’s navy, air force and communications systems had been neutralized, that US aircraft were flying over Tehran, and that Iran had been “militarily… dead.” He referred to a substantial “present” connected to oil and the Strait of Hormuz as further evidence of a shift in Iranian leadership, and said past figures, including a former supreme leader, had been removed.
Iran has not acknowledged any peace talks with the US or Israel, and both sides continue to report strikes. The situation remains fluid and unconfirmed by Iranian officials.
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