- 30 Nov 2020 19:14
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Hitting a person with a remote controlled machine gun mounted on the back of a pickup at a distance of 150 meters requires some very advanced robotic remote control. This is not a suicide attack conducted by a terrorist cell. This is the handy-work of a foreign intelligence agency using the most advanced technology to spare the lives of its operatives.
The possible choice of culprit is between Israel, the US or the KSA, or two or more in conjunction.
Iran's top nuclear scientist was assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun placed in the back of another car, the country's media says
John Brennan, a former CIA chief call the attack criminal and said that it had the potential to destabilize the ME.
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump were to brag about having ordered the assassination to throw a spanner into the diplomatic works after he leaves the WH.
The possible choice of culprit is between Israel, the US or the KSA, or two or more in conjunction.
Iran's top nuclear scientist was assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun placed in the back of another car, the country's media says
Iran's top nuclear scientist was killed with a remote-controlled machine gun, the country's semiofficial Fars news agency reported.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was seen as the father of Iran's nuclear program, was killed while driving with his wife and security convoy near Tehran on Friday.
Fars said the gun was mounted on the back of a Nissan truck that self-destructed after a three-minute attack. Iran has blamed Israel.
Ali Shamkhani, Iran's top national security official, on Monday said the hit was "conducted using electronic equipment and there was nobody on the scene," suggesting the weapon was remote-controlled.
Iran's foremost nuclear scientist was killed by a remote-controlled machine gun mounted atop a truck, the country's semiofficial Fars news agency says.
On Friday, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated while driving with his wife and security convoy in the Iranian city of Absard, near Tehran. The Iranian defense ministry has given few details of the killing but has pointed the finger at Israel.
New information about the attack was reported Sunday, however, with Fars saying Fakhrizadeh stopped and left his car after mistaking several bullets that had just hit his vehicle for engine trouble.
At this point, Fars said, a Nissan pickup truck stopped 150 meters, or about 492 feet, from Fakhrizadeh, and a gun mounted on the back of the truck opened fire, hitting him twice in the back and once in the spine.
Three security cars had been traveling with Fakhrizadeh, and a bodyguard who launched himself over the scientist's body was also shot, Fars reported.
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami gave a speech during Fakhrizadeh's funeral ceremony on Monday. Iranian Defense Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
According to Fars, after the hit on Fakhrizadeh was complete, the Nissan truck exploded. The entire attack lasted three minutes, the news agency reported.
Investigations have indicated the registered owner of the Nisan left Iran on Sunday, Fars reported, without citing the person's identity.
On Monday, the day of Fakhrizadeh's funeral, Iran's top national security official, Ali Shamkhani, told reporters the assassination was "conducted using electronic equipment and there was nobody on the scene," according to BBC Monitoring's Kian Sharifi.
Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, with Shamkhani saying on Monday that the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, a militant group that opposes the Iranian government, was also involved.
Another popular narrative about the killing circulating in Iranian media is that Fakhrizadeh was killed by a team of 12 assassins who were part of a 62-person hit squad.
John Brennan, a former CIA chief call the attack criminal and said that it had the potential to destabilize the ME.
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump were to brag about having ordered the assassination to throw a spanner into the diplomatic works after he leaves the WH.