Iran to give a 'calculated' response to nuclear scientist killing, says official

 

A protester holds a picture of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, during a demonstration against his killing in Tehran, Iran, November 28, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will give a "calculated and decisive" response to the killing of its top nuclear scientist, said a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader, while a hardline newspaper suggested Tehran's revenge should include striking the Israeli city of Haifa.

 

"Undoubtedly, Iran will give a calculated and decisive answer to the criminals who took Martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh from the Iranian nation," Kamal Kharrazi, who is also head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said in a statement.

 

Fakhrizadeh, long suspected by Western and Israeli government of masterminding a secret nuclear weapons program, was ambushed on a highway near Tehran on Friday and gunned down in his car.

 

Iran's clerical and military rulers have blamed the Islamic Republic's longtime enemy, Israel, for the killing. Iran has in the past accused Israel of killing several Iranian nuclear scientists since 2010.

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has declined to comment on the killing. An Israeli cabinet minister, Tzachi Hanegbi, said on Saturday he did not know who carried it out.

 

A top advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader has warned that those responsible for killing one of the country's top nuclear scientists would face a "calculated and decisive" response. Tehran blames Israel for the attack. David Doyle reports.

 

Iranian hardline media called on Sunday for a tough revenge.

 

The hardline Kayhan daily, whose editor-in-chief is appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for an attack on the Israeli port city of Haifa, if an Israeli role in Fakhrizadeh's killing is proven.

 

"The attack should be carried out in such a way that in addition to destroying the facilities, it should also cause heavy human casualties," wrote Saadollah Zarei in an opinion piece.

 

However, Iran's rulers are aware of daunting military and political difficulties of attacking Israel. Such an attack would also complicate any effort by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to revive detente with Tehran after he takes office on Jan. 20.

 

Tensions have been high between Tehran and Washington since 2018, when President Donald Trump exited Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers and reimposed sanctions that have hit Iran's economy hard. In retaliation, Tehran has gradually breached the deal's curbs on its nuclear programme.

 

Biden has said he will return the United States to the deal if Iran resumes compliance. Iran has always denied pursuing nuclear weapons.

(Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Frances Kerry)

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-11-30

 

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A calculated and decisive answer to the criminals looks to have been done already ????

Blah Blah Blah, what ever you do or however you act, so you'll kill some jews or Israeli, however, you'll continue to enrich uranium to be a menace or threat or for the sole purpose of destroying another country you will continue to be targeted, your leadership and your bomb makers are a fair target and you know vulnerable they are, ...let the fun continue...

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has declined to comment on the killing.

Does that come as a surprise?

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

Blah Blah Blah, what ever you do or however you act, so you'll kill some jews or Israeli, however, you'll continue to enrich uranium to be a menace or threat or for the sole purpose of destroying another country you will continue to be targeted, your leadership and your bomb makers are a fair target and you know vulnerable they are, ...let the fun continue...

 

Where’s the fun in all this ?

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Does that come as a surprise?

No, Not a surprise, but who knows, knows, unlike Iran the bully, we going to do this and that, always the bully and the world doesn't care if one day they will possess a nuke and than the bully will become a thug...

How would Israel react if the Iranian secret service would kill an Israeli nuclear scientist on Israeli soil ...?

Certainly an Israeli tactic taking out the leaders although they couldn't never get Arafat, Be careful Iran the Americans and the Israeli's have some fire power pointing straight at you and the worlds most powerful submarine is parked just off the coast.

9 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

How would Israel react if the Iranian secret service would kill an Israeli nuclear scientist on Israeli soil ...?

Blow Tehran to bits

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Blah Blah Blah, what ever you do or however you act, so you'll kill some jews or Israeli, however, you'll continue to enrich uranium to be a menace or threat or for the sole purpose of destroying another country you will continue to be targeted, your leadership and your bomb makers are a fair target and you know vulnerable they are, ...let the fun continue...

Enriched uranium is needed for nuclear power plants as well , there is no proof that the iranians are really working on a nuclear bomb .

They officially always denied this ... but if one can believe this or not ... but where is the proof for this ?

Anyway , Israel already has the atomic bomb , and not only one ... and Israel is seen as an aggressor by the Iranians .

 

But , to call the assassination of a scientist " fun " requires a lot of hate and cynicism .

3 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Certainly an Israeli tactic taking out the leaders although they couldn't never get Arafat, Be careful Iran the Americans and the Israeli's have some fire power pointing straight at you and the worlds most powerful submarine is parked just off the coast.

Warmongering .

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

No, Not a surprise, but who knows, knows, unlike Iran the bully, we going to do this and that, always the bully and the world doesn't care if one day they will possess a nuke and than the bully will become a thug...

Yes, and butter would'nt melt in Netanyahu's mouth right? And even less people seem to care about him and what he gets away with! ????

 

 

Edited November 30, 20205 yr by PatOngo

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Yes, and butter would'nt melt in Netanyahu's mouth right? And even less people seem to care about him! ????

Ex mossad agent 

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

Ex mossad agent 

Current Trump sniveller and butt licker!

World opinion will be harsh if Iran was to strike any countries without hard evidences. May even caused a backlash of reiterating warfare that Iran can ill-afford in times of harsh sanctions and the pandemic. I think pragmatism will prevail to keep their powder dry and not complicate the overtures from Biden. 

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

Blah Blah Blah, what ever you do or however you act, so you'll kill some jews or Israeli, however, you'll continue to enrich uranium to be a menace or threat or for the sole purpose of destroying another country you will continue to be targeted, your leadership and your bomb makers are a fair target and you know vulnerable they are, ...let the fun continue...

Should the nuclear scientists who finished lots of nuclear warheads in Israel and the USA and other countries all be assassinated? Or only the scientist(s) in Iran who maybe try to do what the USA and Israel and others did already? 

Iran should be very carful what they are doing. Because maybe Israel and the USA want that they react.

This is an interesting article about this:

 

Was scientist’s killing the opening shot of a Trump-led war on Iran? | Opinion | The Guardian

 

3 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Should the nuclear scientists who finished lots of nuclear warheads in Israel and the USA and other countries all be assassinated? Or only the scientist(s) in Iran who maybe try to do what the USA and Israel and others did already? 

Only applies to Iran

What's Sauce For The Goose Is NOT Sauce For The Gander...

A proven fact.

33 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Should the nuclear scientists who finished lots of nuclear warheads in Israel and the USA and other countries all be assassinated? Or only the scientist(s) in Iran who maybe try to do what the USA and Israel and others did already? 

Does that mean you support nuclear proliferation?

Ansarullah forces have hit a Saudi oil depot in Jeddah

Friday, 27 November 2020 7:36 PM

These cheap Iranian missiles aren't very good are they? I fancy the Saudis will probably have responded with something a bit better.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-23/yemen-rebels-claim-unconfirmed-missile-attack-on-aramco-facility

6 minutes ago, rabas said:

Does that mean you support nuclear proliferation?

It means I support that countries should work together and be treated equally.

Israel has lots of officially undeclared nuclear weapons since decades. But officially they pretend they don't exist.

Iran is enriching uranium and some people think Iran wants to build the bomb. Sure, that is bad. But why do some people think it is justified that Iranian scientist should be killed for something that i.e. Israeli scientists finished already?

Why is A seen as a huge problem but with B people pretend it does not exist?

And looking at NK it's no wonder if Iran wants to have the bomb. That's the best security they can have against an invasion from the USA.

Is that situation good? No. Is it fair to single out Iran? No!

Feels strange knowing only one country has ever used nuclear weapons. And that country is beyond reproach. Meanwhile, horrible countries like Russia, China, North Korea and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and dont use them.

5 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

How would Israel react if the Iranian secret service would kill an Israeli nuclear scientist on Israeli soil ...?

They would make the Iranian president sit on the naughty step?

 

11 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

A calculated and decisive answer to the criminals looks to have been done already ????

Whats happened?  Have I missed some news?  Has Iran struck back against the evil terrorist regime who assassinated its scientist?

7 hours ago, Thorgal said:

 

Can you provide an unbiased credible link to the 20% enrichment suggestion?

A Link? hahaha  These people dont provide links, facts or even logical dialogue,,,,,,,,they say what they are programmed/paid to say.

12 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

A calculated and decisive answer to the criminals looks to have been done already ????

Get over it.

7 hours ago, rabas said:

Does that mean you support nuclear proliferation?

My solution to the Palestine/Israel problem was always to five them both a nuclear bomb. They can can fix it or FK it.

Apparently they used remotely controlled weapons from satellites made in Israel.

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/nuke-chief-killed-with-israeli-weapons-controlled-by-satellite-iranian-report/

 

 

Edited December 1, 20205 yr by onthedarkside
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9 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Iran should be very carful what they are doing. Because maybe Israel and the USA want that they react.

This is an interesting article about this:

 

Was scientist’s killing the opening shot of a Trump-led war on Iran? | Opinion | The Guardian

 

It's a nice trap. If they respond, they will be accused of terrorism or aggression. If they don't respond, well, there's not reason why targeted murders would stop.....