Simon Henderson, The Hill: Who killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's nuclear chief? Israel is the likely suspect
Speculation about President Trump using his last weeks in office to lash out at Iran’s nuclear project missed the bigger story — that Israel would use the window of political opportunity to take action which might be hard to get away with under a Biden administration.
For COVID-era fans of the Israeli spy series, “Tehran,” on Apple+, the idea of Israeli agents pulling off an assassination inside Iran would not appear far-fetched.
The killing early Friday of the top Iranian nuclear-weapon scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, could have been just another plot twist.
On a dusty road east of Tehran, in the shadow of the quiescent, snow-capped Damavand volcano, which dominates the capital’s skyline, Fakhrizadeh’s car was ambushed.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 27, 2020
Everything We Know So Far About The Assassination Of 'The Father Of Iran's Nuclear Bomb' -- Joseph Trevithick, Warzone/The Drive
Factbox: Attacks on scientists in Iran -- Reuters
How Iranian scientist’s killing could derail future US-Iran talks -- Jillian Kestler-D'Amours and William Roberts, Al Jazeera
Biden’s new secretary of state ready to take on the Middle East -- Elizabeth Hagedorn, Al-Monitor
Is Turkey Gearing Up for Move Against Syria's Kurds? -- Fehim Tastekin, Al Monitor
Withdrawal from Afghanistan is Trump’s Gift to Joe Biden -- Mark Perry, National Interest
Three Trump-Biden Differences on China -- Simon Watkins, OilPrice
Why Our US Military Is Only Marginally Able to Defend Our National Interests -- J. William Middendorf, Daily Signal
China Stares Down a Financial Reckoning -- Phillip Orchard, Geopolitical Futures
As coronavirus cases flared up in some cities, China implemented a tough approach. But many worry the threat lies outside the country -- Bill Birtles, ABC News (Australia)
China’s new wave: the queue for Covid vaccination -- Frank Chen, Asia Times
Why OPEC Is Worried About The UAE -- OilPrice.com
The outlines of a European policy on the Indo-Pacific -- Lisa Louis, The Interpreter
Is most news negative? -- DW
