March 26 (Reuters) – Israel took Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf off its hit-list after Pakistan requested Washington not to target them, a Pakistani official told Reuters on Thursday.
“The Israelis had their … coordinates and wanted to take them out, we told the U.S. if they are also eliminated then there is no one else to talk to, hence the U.S. asked the Israelis to back off,” the official said.
(Reporting by Saad Sayeed, writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)
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