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Israel backed off killing Iran’s Araghchi, Qalibaf at Pakistani-US request, Pakistani official says
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivers a speech at a United Nations conference on February 17, 2026. (Valentin Flauraud / AFP)
Israel has taken Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf off its hit list after Pakistan requested Washington not to target them, a Pakistani official tells Reuters.
“The Israelis had their… coordinates and wanted to take them out, we told the US if they are also eliminated then there is no one else to talk to, hence the US asked the Israelis to back off,” the official says.
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