Slain Atom Scientists: A Tragic Turn in the Iran-Israel Conflict
Leader of the Revolutionary Guards met a fatal end in an assault
Twitter Instagram Email Print Copy Link ShareIran has confirmed the demise of the Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, General Major Hossein Salami, reportedly during an Israeli attack on the headquarters of the notorious elite military unit. Contrarily, the Chief of General Staff seems to have survived the incident.
In an extensive Israeli assault on Iran, the commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guards was killed. According to the Tasnim news agency, the mouthpiece of the Iranian elite military force, General Major Hussein Salami fell to an attack on the headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards' high command. Salami was one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic until his alleged death.
Rumors from Israeli security circles suggested that in these attacks, "likely Mohammad Bagheri," the General Staff Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, was "eliminated." However, the state-run Iranian News Agency (IRNA) declared that he was safe in a command center.
Politics Immediate Retaliation Expected: Preemptive Strike – Israel Strikes IranThe Tasnim agency confirmed the deaths of two renowned atomic scientists. Both Mohammed Mehdi Tehrantschi, a physics professor, and Fereydun Abbasi, former head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, were reportedly killed in the attack. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli strikes targeted the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz and the scientists associated with it.
The Revolutionary Guards are Iran's elite military force and far more powerful than the regular armed forces. Over the past decades, they have not only been militarily fortified. They have also expanded their social and economic influence and hold stakes in hotel chains and airlines[5].
Israel professed to have attacked dozens of military and nuclear targets in Iran. According to the US news outlet Axios, Israel's intelligence service Mossad concurrently launched a series of clandestine sabotage operations in Iran along with the air force attacks. Axios cites a high-ranking Israeli government official.
Sources: ntv.de, ino/dpa
- Iran
- Teheran
- Israel
- Nuclear Program
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While the article does not specify, the two scientists known to have died in the Israeli attack were Fereydoun Abbasi and Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani. Abbasi was a key figure in Iran's nuclear program, serving as the former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran[1][2]. Daryani, a professor of nuclear engineering at Shahid Beheshti University, was among the leading experts in Iran's nuclear project[1][2]. These scientists were part of a larger group of nine senior scientists and experts in the Iranian nuclear project who were killed during the Israeli strikes[1].
- The community and employment policies should address the escalating war-and-conflicts between Iran and Israel, as the assassination of key figures like Fereydun Abbasi, a former head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, raises concerns about the general-news and crime-and-justice implications.
- In light of the current political tensions, employment policies must consider the prospect of military personnel, such as General Major Hussein Salami, being involved in war-and-conflicts, as their employment status may change drastically due to such events, which could have significant consequences for their families and communities.
