US officials feared Israeli assassination of Iranian negotiators during spring peace talks, newly revealed documents show. American diplomats warned Tehran’s envoys that Israel might target them as Washington and Iran negotiated a temporary peace deal, according to reports published today by *The New York Times*, *The Washington Post*, and European outlets.

High-ranking US officials told *The Washington Post* that the Trump administration, then in office, pushed for a rapid agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while privately alerting Iranian negotiators to the Israeli threat. Israeli operatives allegedly planned strikes during the sensitive negotiations in Doha, sources familiar with the matter told the paper. The US State Department declined immediate comment when contacted by multiple outlets.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf responded sharply today, declaring that Tehran will not tolerate any US interference in the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to a senior Chinese delegation in Tehran, Qalibaf also accused Israel of seeking to sabotage the Iran-US memorandum of understanding. “We will not allow foreign powers to dictate terms in our waters,” he said, according to Iran’s state-run media.

The next round of direct US-Iran talks is scheduled for the third week of July in Doha, with Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz high on the agenda. Tehran is demanding the immediate release of $6 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar, while Washington insists on a phased release tied to implementation of the memorandum, *Yeni Şafak* reported.

Meanwhile, Iran’s envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council today that Washington’s military presence in the Persian Gulf “brings nothing but insecurity,” warning that foreign interference threatens maritime safety as technical talks continue on reopening the strategic waterway. The statement came as Oman navigates a diplomatic tightrope over possible Strait of Hormuz fees, creating legal and market uncertainty.

The revelations follow reports that US officials escorted Iranian negotiators with fighter jets during spring talks, a precautionary measure disclosed by German newspaper *Tagesspiegel*. The layered disclosures—spanning American, European, and Iranian sources—paint a picture of high-stakes diplomacy under shadow threats, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining the most volatile flashpoint in the region.

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