Tehran [Iran], March 25 (ANI): Israeli media report that the US and Israel have granted temporary immunity to two senior Iranian figures, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. The move follows remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz that any leader of the Islamic regime was a legitimate target in the ongoing war.
Israel’s Channel 14 says the immunity is valid for at least the five days of negotiations reportedly underway with Tehran. The report comes after US President Donald Trump said talks were taking place with Iran—a claim Tehran has denied.
Earlier, Trump said the war was nearing its end and that negotiations were progressing. US media identify special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as leading the US side.
Trump asserted that talks were ongoing with the “right kind of people” in Iran and suggested this reflected a regime change. He claimed Iran’s navy, air force and communications had been neutralized, said US planes were flying over Tehran and that Iran was “militarily… dead.” He also referred to a substantial “present” related to oil and the Strait of Hormuz as evidence of new leadership in Iran, and said previous leaders, including the past supreme leader, had been removed.
Iran has not acknowledged any peace talks with the US or Israel, and strikes from both sides reportedly continue unabated. (ANI)
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