Iran's Army Says U.S. Also Behind Scientist's Killing, ILNA Says

[sabra]

Source: Bloomberg

The head of Iran’s Army said “the criminal hand of the United States” and Israel were “clearly seen” in the assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Tehran on Friday, the semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency reported, quoting Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi,.

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif earlier blamed Israel for the attack without mentioning the U.S.



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[The Wielding Truth]

1. Well, it does make on think of all the desperate moves Trump might be making before Jan 20.

[Harker]

2. With B-52 backup. n/t

[Jim__]

3. Remember when the US government had much more credibility than Iran's government?

"All lies all the time" matters.

[Shermann]

4. CNN is speculating Israel may have moved on this now in anticipation of a Biden administration nt

[sabra]

5. Makes sense. They are going through the list...

Worried about what else is on the list

[EndlessWire]

6. They don't know. n/t

[pbmus]

7. America doesn't assassinate with bullets...

This could have been coordinated with another country due to other family travelers...being selective with bullets was better than using a hellfire and destroying innocents...

[PSPS]

8. Pompeo and, secretly, Bibi met with Bone Saw and B52 was deployed there last weekend. Coincidence?

[Nitram]

9. I assumed from the first that it was a joint American-Israeli operation.

American intelligence and Israeli boots on the ground.

[McCamy Taylor]

10. Putin needs higher oil prices