But Israel cites 'proof' from documents seized in Tehran in January 2018 by Mossad agents - a vast archive of Iran's nuclear secrets. Iran denies accusations that it's trying to build a nuclear bomb. It does not believe western governments are taking the threat seriously. Israel sees Iran as a clear and present global threat. In November the Iranians blamed Israel claiming, without evidence, that a weapon recovered from the scene had 'the logo and specifications of the Israeli military.'īut if the Jewish Chronicle's source is accurate, we now know that Israeli agents were on the ground for months before the attack and that Iranians helped them - embarrassing revelations for Iran. It's straight out of the pages of a spy novel. Iran faces presidential elections in June with hardliners trying to capitalise on the failure of the deal.Īnalysis: This 'war between the wars' activity is designed to delay a full-blown confrontation President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal but his successor, Joe Biden, has indicated he wants to renegotiate the deal with Iran, although he won't lift sanctions. Before Fakhrizadeh departed, it was about three months.' 'Israeli analysis has now put the breakout time (the period it would take Iran to finalise a nuclear bomb) at two years. 'Tehran has assessed that it will take six years to find a replacement for Fakhrizadeh. Iran had suggested he had been shot by a weapon controlled by a satellite - these reports contradict that.Īlthough responsibility for the attack was immediately pointed at the Israeli intelligence service 'The Mossad', this is the first time it's actually been acknowledged.įakhrizadeh, 59, was considered Iran's top nuclear scientist and was personally singled out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference in 2018 when he presented a cache of documents allegedly proving Iran was producing a nuclear weapon and telling the audience to 'remember that name'.Īccording to a source who spoke to the Jewish Chronicle: 'It has hit the Iranians hard. Image: The site of the attack that killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

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