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Iran claims to have caught more 'assassins' but where is Shahram Amiri?

Iran claims to have broken up another ring of 'assassins' that was killing its nuclear scientists, according to reports in the Iranian media.

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that the suspects were responsible for the killing of Majid Shahriari, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan and Reza Qashqaei - all scientists allegedly working on Tehran's contentious nuclear program.

Iran alleged that western spy agencies responsible for carrying out the nuclear assassinations collaborated with People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK,) an exiled Iranian organization dedicated to overthrowing the ruling regime and replacing it with a democratic, secular government.

Following the arrests, Iran announced its commitment to continue with its efforts to bring to justice the "terrorists" who "martyred the young scientists in cold-blooded murder," IRNA reported.

YNet adds:

[Iran] provided no details as to the number of suspects, their identities or nationalities, or when or where they were arrested. But it promised further information would be made public once it was declassified.

Right.... I was just thinking about another Iranian nuclear scientist, Shahram Amiri. When we last heard from him, Amiri, who defected from and subsequently returned to Iran, had been arrested, charged with treason and was facing the death penalty. This Iranian blog reported two weeks ago that Amiri was sentenced to ten years in jail and five years in exile. If he lives through his sentence, he'll be a lucky man.

Labels: CIA, Iranian nuclear threat, MEK, nuclear scientists, Shahram Amiri

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:41 PM