U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Iranian negotiators

Re:U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Irani... by throwaway85825 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @06:59PM (#48768474)

Purchased, blackmailed, threatened, or all 3. There's a lot of tools in the intelligence toolbox.

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Re:U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Irani... by red-iron-pine on Friday July 03, 2026 @10:52AM (#48775782)

don't forget the ideological angle -- they've been hyping the Christian rubes that they need to own the holy land so Jesus will come back or some shit.

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Re:U.S. officials believed Israel was plotting to kill Irani... by mullingitover on Friday July 03, 2026 @02:08PM (#48777988)

I don’t blame Israel for that one, evangelicals have a mile-wide apocalyptic streak and there are plenty of homegrown grifters ready to hustle them.

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