Posted on 11/27/2020 10:07:24 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Iranian state media reported on Friday morning that top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated near the capital city of Tehran by unidentified “terrorists” after a fierce battle with his security team.
Fakhrizadeh was described as the “father of the Iranian bomb” in a famous 2018 presentation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency quoted a statement from the Defense Ministry that said “armed terrorist elements” attacked Fakhrizadeh’s car on Friday, severely wounding him during a firefight with his bodyguards.
According to Tasnim, the injured nuclear scientist was taken to a hospital, where “efforts by the medial teams to resuscitate the Iranian scientist failed and he was martyred.”
Tasnim reported explosives were used in the attack and “a number of people have been killed in the incident,” possibly including relatives of Fakhrizadeh who were traveling with him.
Iran’s Fars news agency says the attack included “an explosion and machine gun fire.”
“Eyewitness accounts confirmed that Fakhrizadeh’s car came under attack first by a blast and then by two terrorist teams who sprayed bullets at his car as they moving in opposite directions. Eyewitnesses also said three to four individuals, most likely all terrorists, have been killed in the attack,” Fars reported, stating that at least two other dead bodies were spotted at the hospital.
Iran’s PressTV quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claiming there was evidence of Israeli involvement in the attack.
“Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice – with serious indications of an Israeli role – shows the desperate warmongering of the perpetrators,” Zarif said on Twitter.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
BiBi’s Boys had a huntin’ party. As good as a 16-point buck
Mossad might have wanted him killed, but they wouldn’t have sent a team to fight it out on the streets of Tehran. This was a governmental power struggle within their own ranks. Mossad has much subtler means to get someone and we have rods form God.
No on the ground “terrorist” teams.
Israel: "Ha ha ha, dead Iranian Nuke Scientist goes “SPLAT""
YAY!
a few more like this and it may save millions and millions of American and other lives
A terrorist is someone who commits violent acts not primarily for the consequences of the act itself (e.g. blowing up a bus of school kid) but for a near or long term political or strategic effect it has because of the response to it.
I suspect this was not an act of terror to instill fear in the Iranian people or government, but a targeted attemtp to assassinate a man who was a valuable Iranian asset. He just as easily could have been a nearly completed nuclear power plant.
Question: Does Iran rest all its “nuclear knowhow” in one single scientist? Can’t we assume they’ve made their collective expertise somewhat redundant and broadly accessible at this point?
Where do we send our condolence cards?
Not Biden’s fault.
He feels guilty . Wants to send them Pallets of cash to help with their mourning
Happy Thanksgiving to the world...
Valid point.
I try not to read between the lines on any sort of Iranian press release - but they didn’t blame Israel. Instead, they blamed “armed terrorist elements”.
It left a pretty big stain on the road
And this just in: Fahkrizadah discovers al-Lah is Satan!
You’d think it would be easier to hit a couple of dozen lead techs.
Could be Saudis, too.
That would certainly make sense. Maybe this action is a strong reminder to the remaining cadre of nuclear scientists that nobody is beyond the reach of harsh justice.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.