The assassination of a top nuclear scientist comes at a fragile moment for Iran’s government, which must balance calls for vengeance even as it waits for Biden to take office.
Another Bold Strike Against Iran
The killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh demonstrates Israel’s capabilities and constrains Biden’s options.
Iran to give a ‘calculated’ response to nuclear scientist killing, says official
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 …
Oman sends condolences to Iran after scientist killing
The foreign minister of the Gulf state of Oman expressed his condolences to Iran’s foreign minister by phone over the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist on Friday, Oman state television said on …
Chanting ‘death to Israel,’ Iran MPs seek to boost enrichment, block inspectors
Mall group’. Some malls that have been given the go-ahead to open as part of a pilot program may defy orders to close if they are …
Iranian nuclear chief’s body prepared for burial as anger focused on Israel and US
The body of Iran’s most senior nuclear scientist has been prepared for burial as anger at Israel and the US boiled over in the country following his assassination last week. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s …
Oman: 4.8 magnitude earthquake reported 245km from Khasab in Southern Iran
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was reported 245 kilomteres away from Khasab in Hormozgan in Southern Iran. The earthquake happened at around 8.24am today. Hormozgan province in the southern …
Iran Newspaper: Strike Haifa if Israel Killed Scientist
An opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper has suggested that Iran must attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic …
Carrier Nimitz Returns to Gulf as Iran Makes Threats
The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its strike group have returned to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over the killing of a top nuclear scientist, the Pentagon and the U.S. 5th …
UK concerned over Iran situation, awaiting full facts on scientist killing
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday he was concerned about the situation in Iran and wider region after the killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist.