For the surviving Iranian regime, the funeral offers an opportunity to project power after withstanding months of war with Israel
Any Israeli attempt to kill Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister, or Mohammad Ghalibaf, the Parliament speaker, would have derailed peace talks, American officials feared. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/israel-iran-negotiators-plot.html Author : Julian E. Barnes and Farnaz










