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As we enter 2020 with the assassination of Revolutionary Guard Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani by the United States, Iran is experiencing the shock of a new assassination.
Iranian nuclear physicist Muhsin Fahrizade, long regarded by American and Israeli intelligence as one of the leading figures in Iran’s secret nuclear program, was assassinated in Tehran.
Iranian media reported that Fahrizade was ambushed and killed while traveling outside of Tehran with his bodyguards.
Speaking to the New York Times, three US intelligence officials said Israel was behind the attack. The newspaper indicated that it is not yet known whether the United States was aware of Fahrizade’s murder and drew attention to the alliance of the two countries in the region.
“Terrorists have killed a prominent Iranian scientist. This cowardice, which is seriously indicative of Israel’s role, shows the desperate war cries of the aggressors,” Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said in a statement.
Zarif said that the international community must end the shameful double standards of the international community and condemn this act as state terror.
RUHANI TARGET ISRAEL
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made a statement after Muhsin Fahrizad’s death.
Rouhani pointed to Israel with the expressions: “Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were stained with the blood of the usurping Zionist regime for hire.”
The Iranian leader said: “Fahrizade’s assassination shows the despair of our enemies and the depth of their hatred. His martyrdom will not stop our success.”
NETANYAHU: DAYS OF TENSION AWAIT US
“Tense days await us,” Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said of the assassination of Muhsin Fahrizade, a key figure in Iran’s nuclear program. used expressions.
According to the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN, Netanyahu said: “I want to tell you that there is a movement in the Middle East. Tense days await us, “he said.
According to the Yedioth Ahronot newspaper, Netanyahu pointed out at a press conference that Israel played a role in Fahrizade’s assassination.
While the Yediot Ahronot newspaper did not elaborate, Netanyahu said on the Maariv newspaper news: “I cannot share with you everything I did this week.” His words were included in the form.
In his presentation on Iran’s nuclear program in April 2018, Netanyahu specifically mentioned Muhsin Fahrizade, known as the architect of Iran’s nuclear program.
In April 2018, Netanyahu released a series of documents that the Israeli intelligence service Mossad allegedly seized on Iranian nuclear work.
At this meeting, Netanyahu claimed that Fahrizade was in charge of a project called Amad and used the phrase “Remember this name.”
SHARING FROM TRUMP
US President Donald Trump drew attention to the scientist’s death by sharing the news about the assassination of Muhsin Fahrizade, one of the key figures in Iran’s nuclear program.
US President Trump, who frequently confronted Iran during his presidency, shared Israeli journalist Yossi Melman’s tweets about Fahrizade’s assassination.
Trump, Melman in both Hebrew and English, “According to reports from Iran, Muhsin Fahrizade was killed in Damavend, east of Tehran. He was the head of Iran’s secret nuclear program and wanted by Mossad for years. It is a psychological blow and professional for Iran “. It should be noted that he shared his message with his followers.
Trump’s posts on social media were interpreted as supporting Fahrizade’s assassination.
