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The Israeli media speak of the tension “in the next period” after the assassination of the head of the Research and Development Organization of the Iranian Defense Ministry, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and indicate that “Iran will respond”.
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Israeli Media: Israeli Security Establishment Assessment Is Iran Will Respond To Assassination Of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Israeli media reported today, Saturday, that “Israel must prepare for a major Iranian response following the assassination of the head of the Research and Development Organization in the Iranian Defense Ministry, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.”
Israeli “Channel 12” noted that “the assessment in the Israeli security establishment is that Iran will respond after the assassination of Fakhri Zadeh, even if that takes years.”
In this context, he stated that: “Iran is capable of operating against the Israeli shipping lanes in the Red Sea, launching missiles, suicide marches and cruise missiles.”
The channel also previously mentioned that “Israel” raised the high alert status in its embassies around the world after Iranian threats to retaliate for the assassination of the head of the Research and Development Organization in the Iranian Defense Ministry, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. .
According to the Israeli correspondent of “Channel 13” Or Heller, “the next period will be tense”, noting that “there is a possibility that Iran will do something, perhaps at one of the borders, perhaps abroad.”
Heller continued: “For this reason, Israel, the Israeli army and the security and intelligence establishment must be ready in the near future.”
And Israeli media quoted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as hinting on Friday “a possible Israeli involvement in the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.”
Netanyahu said: “I did a lot of things this week and I cannot talk about all of them,” while the former director general of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, Yossi Kuperfsar, indicated that “Fakhri Zadeh is Soleimani of the nuclear program.”
“Such an incident could only be carried out by Israel and the United States,” Copperfser said.
It is noteworthy that Netanyahu, in one of his lectures, mentioned “Fakhrizadeh publicly by name” in 2018, and Israeli media previously announced that “a plan to assassinate him failed years ago.”
Israeli Channel 13 said that “an attempt to assassinate Zada between 2010 and 2012 was canceled for operational reasons,” noting that “today’s assassination operation shows that the policy of assassinations has been resumed after a long period. of disruption due to negotiations between the Obama administration and Iran. “
In turn, the American New York Times cited three intelligence officials who confirmed that “Israel is behind the assassination of Fakhrizadeh.”
For their part, the Israeli media, citing US intelligence agencies, confirmed that “Israel was behind the assassination.”
The Israeli channel “Kan” also said that President Donald Trump’s tweet on “Twitter” indicates that “the assassination of Fakhri Zadeh may be a joint US-Israeli action, especially since it mentioned the Israeli Mossad.”
Notably, Trump retweeted Israeli journalist Yossi Melman’s tweet about the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the Research and Development Organization of the Iranian Defense Ministry. The content of the tweet said that “Fakhri Zadeh was subjected to an assassination operation in Iran.”
Hours after Fakhrizadeh’s assassination, Israeli media said: “The Iranian nuclear program will continue even if Zada is assassinated.”
“Thousands of engineers and technicians are working on the nuclear program,” Israeli Channel 12 commentator Ehud Yaari noted, explaining that “all of them are Fakhrizadeh students”, continuing: “Their progress is predetermined.”
As for an Iranian, the commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran, Ismail Qaani, commented on the assassination of Fakhri Zadeh today, Saturday, that “the flag raised by the beloved martyrs will always be raised.”
“The enemies have shown that what is hindering the achievement of their goals is the scientific growth, independence and self-reliance of the country,” Qaani was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency.
While Iranian officials promised to avenge Fakhrizadeh’s killing, the Iranian army commander, Major General Abdul Rahim Mousavi, said on Friday that “the Iranian army reserves the right to take revenge on enemies in any other field.”
The Iranian army commander stated that “the criminal hand of the United States, the evil Zionist entity and the hypocrites is clearly visible in this crime,” noting that “this act is condemned by the free countries of the world.”
In turn, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused “Israel” of assassinating Fakhrizadeh. He explained that his country would avenge his assassination “at the appropriate time”, considering that “Iran’s enemies will not achieve their objectives by spreading unrest in the region and terror.”
Today, Saturday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, mourning Fakhrizadeh’s assassination, said that “concerned officials should follow up on the murder crime, hold the perpetrators and those behind it accountable, and follow up on scientific efforts. ”
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also said: “The terrorist attack that targeted one of our academics was planned by a terrorist regime and carried out by criminals who cooperated with him.”
On Friday, Zarif described Zadeh’s assassination as a “cowardly act” and said “it has serious indications of Israel’s role.
In the context, Iran’s representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Rawanji, announced that Iran reserves the right to take all necessary measures to defend its people and ensure their interests.
Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalundi, confirmed on Saturday that “those who are behind the assassination of the martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and the explosion of the Natanz One facility.”
Kamalondi explained that “it seems that the Zionist entity has a role in these events”, stressing that “it is necessary to respond to these measures firmly.”
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