Israel tried to assassinate me before nuclear talks, Iran's president tells Tucker Carlson
The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran on June 13, killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
The Israeli attacks took place two days before Tehran and Washington were set to meet for a new round of nuclear talks, stalling negotiations that were aimed at reaching a deal over Iran's atomic programme.
'They did try, yes. They acted accordingly, but they failed,' Pezeshkian told US media figure Tucker Carlson in response to a question on whether he believed Israel had tried to kill him.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claims Israel tried to assassinate him amid a 12-day war, impacting nuclear talks. Iranian Presidency/dpa
'It was not the United States that was behind the attempt on my life. It was Israel. I was in a meeting … they tried to bombard the area in which we were holding that meeting,' he said, according to a translation of his remarks from Persian, in apparent reference to an alleged assassination attempt during the recent war.
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