Iran News Roundup 01/11
Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated An Iranian nuclear scientist and a department supervisor of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was assassinated after an assailant on a motorcycle attached a magnetic bomb to his car. Iranian officials claim that Israel is responsible for the assassination (New York Times 01/11). State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, “The […]
State Department includes MEK in latest terrorism report, but review still pending
The State Department today released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism, which includes the Mujahedin-e Khalq under the section on Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Does this mean the group’s terror designation has been retained and its multi-million dollar campaign to pressure its way off of the FTO list has failed? No. The review by Secretary Clinton […]