Just In: The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is being moved back into the Persian Gulf region along with other warships to provide combat support and air cover as US troops withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan by January 15 under President Trump’s orders a defense official tells CNN.
Iranian Nuclear Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated in Tehran
The official said the move was decided before news came of the assassination of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist. But the movement of the US forces is an increased deterrence message to Iran regardless the official noted.
The movement puts increased American military firepower and thousands of personnel into the region through the end of the Trump Administration. It may be up to President-elect Joe Biden to decide when to withdraw them.
Watch: The Assassination scene of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iranian top nuclear scientist and the man who is described as ‘father of the Iranian bomb’, has been assassinated east of Tehran.
IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS COMMANDER SAYS IRAN WILL AVENGE KILLINGS OF SCIENTISTS AS IT HAS IN THE PAST
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) affiliated Telegram Channels are reporting that Iranian Nuclear Scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi has died due to an assassination in Absard, Damavand County, Tehran. Reports are unconfirmed at this moment in time. Reports are circulating that an Iranian nuclear scientist has been assassinated in Absard, Iran on social media sites. The reports claimed that Iranian Nuclear Scientist Mohsen Fakhri Zade has died due to an assassination.
