A little bit of good news to perk up your Black Friday … if you needed some.
The pride of Iran’s nuclear program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, has reportedly been assassinated:
Breaking News: Iran’s top nuclear scientist was fatally shot in northern Iran, state media reported. He was seen as the force behind its nuclear weapons program. https://t.co/5sG7mqJA0i
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 27, 2020
BREAKING: Iranian media reporting that high level nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been assassinated. Widely referred to as Iran’s Robert Oppenheimer. He is by far the most important Iranian nuclear scientist to be assassinated to date. Netanyahu had mentioned him by name
— Ali Arouzi (@aliarouzi) November 27, 2020
Right here:
"Remember that name – Fakhrizadeh."
–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, April 30, 2018 pic.twitter.com/7NF2DkElSU
— Daniel Rubenstein (@paulrubens) November 27, 2020
Fakhrazideh was not the best of dudes.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh wasn't Robert Oppenheimer; he was Kurt Diebner. He was head of the secretive SPND organization where Iranian nuclear weapons scientists carry out R&D activities. Importantly, these activities continued during the Iran nuclear deal. They continue today. 1/3
— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) November 27, 2020
When you consider SPND’s existence, Iran's concealment of a secret nuclear weapons archive AND the IAEA reporting Iran is today concealing undeclared nuclear material, the world must face the truth. We don’t face a JCPOA crisis due to Trump; we face an NPT crisis due to Iran. 2/3
— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) November 27, 2020
A day when a powerful state sponsor of terrorism like Iran takes a hit is a good day.
Boom!!! Great news to start the day. ???? @JoeSilverman7 https://t.co/F1e38pWCMK
— CyEngineerDOc (@CyEngineerDOc) November 27, 2020
Great news!
— Spencer White (@spencerwhite_2) November 27, 2020
That's a shame. https://t.co/mikAetoHFm
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) November 27, 2020
You hate to see it.
John Kerry is gonna get James Taylor to play a song for him. https://t.co/hcFsEMCVVV
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 27, 2020
Condolences to Ben Rhodes and John Kerry
— President-Elect JM (@BoldNorthJM) November 27, 2020
Thinking of @brhodes during this tough time. https://t.co/upRfqn980X
— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) November 27, 2020
We have no doubt that some of the Obama administration’s brightest stars are currently in mourning, rending their garments and everything.
And we can confirm with certainty that Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is beside himself:
Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice—with serious indications of Israeli role—shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators
Iran calls on int'l community—and especially EU—to end their shameful double standards & condemn this act of state terror.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) November 27, 2020
We don’t know whether or not Israel had anything to do with it. But keep in mind that Israel is the root of all evil, according to reasonable people like Javad Zarif.
— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) November 27, 2020
cry harder, you damn terrorist https://t.co/zsET1eUJ02
— kaitlin (@thefactualprep) November 27, 2020
Maybe the international community will “condemn this act of terror.” After all, much of the international community hates Israel and has no problem with Iran’s desires to wipe it off the map.
But if Zarif is looking for sympathy, he’s gonna have to look a little harder around here.
https://twitter.com/Naatrn_/status/1332352128006942720
Still, though, it’s possible he’ll find the right tree and start barking loudly enough.
Joe Biden will send a pallet of cash to the funeral https://t.co/fspy75Ifdp
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) November 27, 2020
Really throws a wrench in the plans Biden had for his cabinet. https://t.co/L6Po7MhSPC
— The Partyman (@PartymanRandy) November 27, 2020
Maybe for now. We’ll see what happens in a few months.
Team Biden can't pretend that the Iran Deal prevented Iran’s nuclear weapons advancement. Nor can it pretend that Iran can return to compliance with that flawed deal without addressing all outstanding questions about the archive, SPND and undeclared material and activities. 3/3
— Richard Goldberg (@rich_goldberg) November 27, 2020
Watch them try to pretend anyway.
