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Arrests of suspects alleged to have murdered Iranian nuclear scientists

Iran arrests suspects over nuclear scientists’ deaths, Iran intelligence ministry claims detained suspects are linked to assassinations of nuclear scientists and have ties with Israel Saeed Kamali Dehghan, guardian.co.uk,   14 June 2012   Iran has claimed it has arrested the “main elements” behind the assassination of two of its nuclear scientists, alleging they were spies working for Israel.

The intelligence ministry said on Thursday it had identified a number
of agents affiliated with the “Zionist regime” involved in the January
assassination of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a key figure at one of Iran’s
main uranium-enrichment facilities and the 2010 killing of Majid
Shariari, a senior nuclear scientist.

Local news agencies published what appears to be a terse statement by
the ministry, which does not shed light on the numbers, names or
nationalities of those said to be detained nor clarifies where and
when they were arrested.

“A series of heavy and thorough intelligence operations which begun
after the assassination of our first nuclear scientists … led to the
identification of a number of agents [gathering information] for the
fake regime that rules over the occupied territories,” it said…..
Iran says its nuclear activities are peaceful and has accused the west
– the US and Israel in particular – of attempting to prevent Tehran
from acquiring a technology it claims to want for medical and energy
supply purposes……
ran is due to hold nuclear talks with the world’s major powers in
Moscow next week, when its top officials meet their counterparts from
the US, France, Germany, China, Russia and Britain, the group known as
P5+1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/14/iran-arrest-nuclear-scientists-deaths

June 15, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Iran, secrets,lies and civil liberties