Iran's Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated

[isla]

Does Trump have a hand in this? Perhaps Israel?

Iran's most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been assassinated near the capital Tehran, the country's defence ministry has confirmed.
Fakhrizadeh died in hospital after being attacked in Damavand county.

Iranian news agencies said assailants targeted his car with a bomb before shooting at him.
Western intelligence agencies view him as the mastermind behind Iran's secret nuclear weapons programme.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55105934

[birlinn]

Israel must be prime suspect.

[Art Haberland]

Or the Saudis. They would rather a nuclear armed Israel than a Nuclear Iran

[mmd]

Another sweep of the spoon in the ceaselessly-stirred pot.

[Paul Pless]

Or the Saudis. They would rather a nuclear armed Israel than a Nuclear Iran

the israeli's already have nukes

[StevenBauer]

Sounds like the Mossad. But if the US had a hand in it trump* will be along shortly to brag about it. He just can’t help himself.

[LeeG]

I wouldn’t be surprised if more things happen to harden Iran against reestablishing US participation in the JCPOA.

[Old Dryfoot]

SFB was considering force against Iran last week.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...es-ncna1248186

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

Well done, Mossad.

[CWSmith]

That's a job for an employer I wouldn't want. It must be like wearing a target on your back. And then if you displease your employer...

[SMARTINSEN]

So Pompeo, Bibi, and the bone saw guy met last week. It does not matter which flunky did the deed, they are all equally complicit.

[Art Haberland]

the israeli's already have nukes

yes, I know. They would rather deal with Israel, who is not going to use them, than an Iran who might. Iran controls the Second most Holy Site in Islam, they have always played Second Fiddle to Saudi Arabia and would love to change that.

[Peerie Maa]

Well done, Mossad.

Mpssad used to be tidier than this.
The beeb talking head mentioned a bomb to stop the car, then a gun battle

In a statement on Friday, Iran's defence ministry said: "Armed terrorists targeted a vehicle carrying Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the ministry's research and innovation organisation.


"After a clash between the terrorists and his bodyguards, Mr Fakhrizadeh was severely injured and rushed to hospital.

Is that Mossads style?

[Old Dryfoot]

If I was guessing I don't think I'd pick Isreal on this one.

[LeeG]

yes, I know. They would rather deal with Israel, who is not going to use them, than an Iran who might. Iran controls the Second most Holy Site in Islam, they have always played Second Fiddle to Saudi Arabia and would love to change that.

How in the world can Iran change the fact that Mecca resides in Saudi Arabia?

[Chip-skiff]

Obviously Rudy Giuliani had nothing to do with it.

[Flobart]

Pompeo was in Saudi with Benji and the head of Mossad a few days ago, meeting with MBS...........probably discussing golf...

[Flobart]

Is that Mossads style?

War by deception. Anything that is effective and would not draw attention to themselves IS how they operate.

[George.]

Well done, Mossad.

For murdering a scientist?

[skuthorp]

Hopefully irony George, but it could well be a domestic factional spat. It does seem messy by Mossad standards, but then messyness gives them deniability no?

[epoxyboy]

Whack-a-mole. It'll slow them down, pi$$ them off, and probably drive the program, whatever it really is, further underground. A delay at best, and probably not win-win in the big scheme of things. Let's sit back and enjoy the pretty fireworks when they respond. Where's the popcorn?

Pete

[CWSmith]

Isn't this just one more consequence of our withdrawal from the treaty we had with Iran?

[LeeG]

Isn't this just one more consequence of our withdrawal from the treaty we had with Iran?

Seems to me it’s more of Israel getting away with what they can while Trump is still president.

[LeeG]

For murdering a scientist?

Yeah I don’t get the well done part.

[Gerarddm]

Mossad might have farmed this out to local operators, hence the messy outcome.

If I am an Iranian doing anything, I'd be quite wary through 21 January.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

How in the world can Iran change the fact that Mecca resides in Saudi Arabia?

Mecca was Mecca before Saudi Arabia was Saudi Arabia - just a recent convention and a few imaginary lines in the sand - Borders, even in Europe are very fluid things.

The space where Mecca exists has been held my many different rulers - from many different lands - How many can you name?

[Peerie Maa]

For murdering a scientist?

Who the knowledgeable were certain was the expert in their nuclear weapon development programme. Did you not read this thread from the beginning?

[LeeG]

Mecca was Mecca before Saudi Arabia was Saudi Arabia - just a recent convention and a few imaginary lines in the sand - Borders, even in Europe are very fluid things.

The space where Mecca exists has been held my many different rulers - from many different lands - How many can you name?

And the US used to be a land of native people. Are you seriously proposing that Iran will take over Saudi Arabia and subjugate Wahhabism and the House of Saud under Iranian rule?

[TomF]

Ted Cruz is apparently saying that criticism of the assassination is implicitly criticism of Israel. So there's that bit of classified info flapping in the wind.

[CWSmith]

Seems to me it’s more of Israel getting away with what they can while Trump is still president.

Except, would there be an active nuclear expert in Iran if we had remained in the treaty?

[Breakaway]

Live by the sword die by the sword.


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[LeeG]

Except, would there be an active nuclear expert in Iran if we had remained in the treaty?

Why shouldn’t there be any kind of expert in Iran? Are you suggesting that assassinating people in their country is the alternative to agreements? Let’s see, Trump is responsible for allowing the pandemic to flourish in the US thereby making it hard to get world wide control of it so maybe someone should assassinate here?

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

For murdering a scientist?

That scientist? Absolutely. And I wish all nuclear weapons proliferators can be dealt with in the same way.

Don’t you? And if not, why not?

[LeeG]

Live by the sword die by the sword.


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So how many people has the US killed and displaced in the Middle East and Afghanistan?

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

So how many people has the US killed and displaced in the Middle East and Afghanistan?

Nowhere near as many as the home teams.