{"id":9963,"date":"2020-12-15T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=9963"},"modified":"2022-01-18T10:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:11:38","slug":"iran-seeks-retaliation-for-assassination-of-top-nuclear-scientist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2020\/12\/15\/iran-seeks-retaliation-for-assassination-of-top-nuclear-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Seeks Retaliation for Assassination of Top Nuclear Scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Joshua Powanda<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for retaliatory action against those responsible for the killing of Iran\u2019s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The scientist was killed on Friday, November 27 by gunfire in the outskirts of Tehran. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/11\/29\/middleeast\/iran-mohsen-fakhrizadeh-remote-control-machine-gun\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>, Fakhrizadeh and one of his bodyguards were assassinated with a remote-controlled automatic machine gun operating out of another car.<\/p>\n<p>Although the allegations have not been confirmed, Rouhani blames Israel and its intelligence services for the assassination. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-55111064\">BBC News<\/a>, the Israeli government has not confirmed or denied their involvement. Tzachi Hanegbi, an Israeli cabinet member, explained that he has \u201cno clue\u201d who was behind the ambush outside of Tehran. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/27\/world\/middleeast\/iran-nuclear-scientist-killed.html?action=click&amp;amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;amp;pgtype=Homepage\">The New York Times<\/a> reports that an American intelligence official believes Israel to be behind the attack, but it is unclear how much United States officials knew about the assassination.. As a result of Rouhani\u2019s calls for retaliation, Israeli embassies around the world have been put on high alert.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long named Fakhrizadeh \u00a0as the mastermind behind Iran\u2019s covert atomic weapons program. Furthermore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-nuclear-court\/iran-sentences-mossad-agent-to-death-over-scientist-killings-idUSKBN1CT1XU\">Reuters<\/a> reports that the killings of four Iranian nuclear scientists between 2010 and 2012 have also been linked to Israel. The assassination of Fakhrizadeh is the latest in a series of setbacks to Iran\u2019s atomic weapons program. In addition to the targeted killings in the last ten years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/11\/28\/21723778\/assassination-iran-nuclear-scientist-mohsen-fakhrizadeh\">Vox<\/a> explains that the country has experienced several mysterious explosions at testing and research locations, which Israel has also been accused of perpetrating. These sites include a chief nuclear facility in Natanz and a missile facility in Khojir, near Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>According to Vox, the Iranian response to the killing of their top nuclear scientist is questionable. While Iran responded to the drone strike on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Leader General Qassem Soleimani with airstrikes on U.S. military bases, the retaliatory actions suggested by President Rouhani are still unclear.<\/p>\n<p>It is also unclear what impact this will have on the incoming Biden administration and their attempts to rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.\u00a0 Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/28\/world\/middleeast\/israel-iran-nuclear-deal.html\">The New York Times<\/a> reports that Iran is attempting to avoid confrontation with the US for the remainder of the Trump Administration, the Iranian accusations of American support and involvement in the assassination could impede diplomacy come January 20.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has long opposed the details of the JCPOA on the grounds that it does not effectively address their security concerns regarding Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-iran-nuclear-israel-usa\/netanyahu-urges-no-return-to-iran-nuclear-deal-idUSKBN2820N6\">Reuters<\/a> reports that the deal, which was abandoned by the Trump Administration in 2018, did not address Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program nor its support for terror proxy groups around the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli government\u2019s hope that the United States will not re-enter the deal means that the Iranian response to the assassination is a win either way for Israel. According to The New York Times, if Iran chooses not to respond, then Israel will \u00a0have successfully assassinated the head of the secret Iranian nuclear program without retaliation. However, if the Iranians retaliate, giving President Trump a pretext for military action, it will be difficult for President-elect Biden to revive the deal.<\/p>\n<p>While there may be a debate in the Iranian government about how to respond to the attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/nov\/29\/iranian-nuclear-chief-body-prepared-burial-anger-israel-us\">The Guardian<\/a> reports that not only have the hard-liners insisted on a harsh response, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised a \u201cdefinitive punishment of the perpetrators,\u201d putting Israel on high alert. Although Israel may not be attacked directly, the Iranian Government has often used its proxy forces, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, to carry out its attacks.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mohsen_Fakhrizadeh_1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Image<\/a> courtesy of Tasnim News Agency<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for retaliatory action against those responsible for the killing of Iran\u2019s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. 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