Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

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Iranian general: ‘Strong evidence’ that Israel behind hit on nuclear mastermind
Neta BarIsrael HayomJanuary 7, 2021
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami hints that the lack of international response to the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh could lead Tehran to retaliate for the attack.
Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami. Credit: Wikipedia.
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Analysis
Iran gathers ‘bargaining chips’ as it begins enriching uranium to 20 percent
Yaakov LappinJanuary 6, 2021
Former defense official Col. (res.) Udi Evental tells JNS that Tehran’s announcement that it has begun enriching uranium to a higher level is part of its signaling to the Biden administration.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi near the Bushehr nuclear plant, on Jan. 13, 2015. Credit: Hossein Heidarpour via Wikimedia Commons.
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Hanukkah 2020
Amid Iranian threat, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley visits Israel
December 18, 2020
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said the U.S. military presence in the Middle East was an “important element in regional stability, which must be preserved.”
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley lights a menorah on the eighth night of Hanukkah alongside IDF Cpt. Josh Gerstein and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi in IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Dec. 17, 2020. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.
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Experts say Iran likely to delay retaliation against Israel for assassinated nuclear scientist
Ariel Ben SolomonDecember 11, 2020
Independent Iran researcher Amir Toumaj said there is both a “general call for immediate retaliation and others pushing for a delayed response, arguing Tehran shouldn’t fall into a trap ahead of talks with the Biden administration.”
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Feb. 6, 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Banner over busy Tehran street reads: ‘Thank you, Mossad’
Neta BarIsrael HayomDecember 8, 2020
The message appears to be in reference to the recent assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in an operation widely attributed to Israel.
An Israeli flag draped over a sign in Tehran that reads: "Thank you, Mossad." Source: Twitter.
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Martin ShermanDecember 8, 2020
Targeted killings: The legality vs. the morality
Arguably, the most galling reaction to the targeted killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh came from John Brennan, director of the CIA under the Obama administration.
Martin Sherman
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Yossi KuperwasserJCPADecember 8, 2020
Why was Fakhrizadeh secretly decorated after the JCPOA went into effect?
It’s time to admit the mistakes of the past and learn their lessons. The “maximum pressure” policy gives the Biden administration the leverage to force Iran to accept a much better deal.
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Facts & Logic About the Middle East (FLAME)
James SinkinsonFLAMEDecember 8, 2020
The assassination of Iran’s nuclear weapons czar was legal and justified
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh meets the criteria of a legitimate target under international law, and his death probably saved countless lives.
James Sinkinson
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Israel’s National Security Council issues heightened terror warnings for citizens abroad
December 6, 2020
NSC’s Counter-Terrorism Division warns Israelis planning to travel overseas during the holiday season to take extra precautions in light of recent Iranian threats.
Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport on Sept. 24, 2020, during a nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
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Joseph FragerDecember 6, 2020
Targeting Iran’s nuclear-weapons program
The recent assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh makes a strike on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities more, not less, likely.
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Iranian security officials call to clean house following intelligence failures
Michael SegallJCPADecember 6, 2020
In Iran, the dilemma is growing with regard to how and where to respond to Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s assassination, and how far to stretch the regime’s restraint.
A martyrs’ “summit meeting”: IRGC Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and IRGC Brig.-Gen. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Source: Iranian media.
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Abrams predicts Iran unlikely to retaliate for Fakhrizadeh assassination
December 4, 2020
“If they want sanctions relief, they know that they’re going to need to enter some kind of negotiation after January 20,” said U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams.
U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Elliott Abrams. Credit: U.S. State Department.
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Yoni MichanieDecember 4, 2020
Strikes that make the world safer
A diplomatic issue of concern should be whether contemporary international law is equipped to address the issue of preemptive attacks against terror-sponsoring states who make genocidal against other members of the community.
Yoni Michanie
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Raphael OfekBESA CenterDecember 3, 2020
The fallout from Fakhrizadeh’s assassination
While the killing no doubt dealt a severe blow to Iran’s nuclear program, the political consequences will depend largely on the severity of Iran’s response and the conduct of the United States.
Lt. Col. (res.) Dr. Raphael Ofek (Credit: BESA)
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Ruthie BlumDecember 1, 2020
Fakhrizadeh’s welcome death enrages American ‘doves’
Caught between economic pressure and surgical strikes, the Iranian regime is in a panic. But U.S. diplomacy obsessives are waiting in the wings to resume appeasement.  
Ruthie Blum
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