Iran sends rare letter to US over killed scientist - Polidicks

[release] * Iran sends rare letter to Washington over killed scientist * Tehran says has evidence CIA involved in killing * Tehran says oil exports intact despite unprecedented sanctions By Parisa Hafezi TEHRAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran said on Saturday it had evidence Washington was behind the latest killing of one of its nuclear scientists, state television reported, at a time when tensions over the country's nuclear program have escalated to their highest level ever. In the fifth attack of its kind in two years, a magnetic bomb was attached to the door of 32-year-old Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan's car during the Wednesday morning rush-hour in the capital. His driver was also killed. U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton denied responsibility and Israeli President Shimon Peres said Israel had no role in the attack, to the best of his knowledge. "We have reliable documents and evidence that this terrorist act was planned, guided and supported by the CIA," the Iranian foreign ministry said in a letter handed to the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, state TV reported. The Swiss embassy represents U.S. interests in a country where Washington has no diplomatic ties. The spokesman for Iran's Joint Armed Forces Staff, Massoud Jazayeri, said: "Our enemies, especially America , Britain and the Zionist regime (Israel), have to be held responsible for their actions." Iran in the past has accused Israel of causing a series of spectacular and sometimes bloody mishaps to its nuclear programme. Israeli officials do not comment on any involvement in those events, although some have publicly expressed satisfaction at the setbacks. Feeling the heat from unprecedented new sanctions, Iran's clerical establishment has brandished its sword by threatening to block the main Mid-East oil shipping route, starting to enrich uranium at an underground bunker and sentencing an Iranian-American citizen to death on spying charges. State TV said a "letter of condemnation" had also been sent to Britain, saying the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists began after the head of Britain's MI6 spy service announced intelligence operations against states seeking nuclear weapons. The West says Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at building a bomb. Tehran says it has the right to peaceful nuclear power. Tehran has urged the U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to condemn the latest killing. After years of international sanctions that had little impact on Iran, U.S. President Barack Obama signed new measures on New Year's Eve that, if fully implemented, would make it impossible for most countries to pay for Iranian oil. Washington is requiring that countries gradually reduce their purchases of Iranian oil in order to receive temporary waivers from the sanctions. The European Union is expected to unveil similar measures next week, and announce a gradual oil embargo among its member states, who collectively buy about a fifth of Iran's exports. The combined measures mean Iran may fail to sell all of the 2.6 million barrels a day of exports it relies on to feed its 74 million people. Even if it finds buyers, it will have to offer steep discounts, cutting into its desperately-needed revenue. On Tuesday shipping sources told Reuters Iran was storing an increasing supply of oil at sea - as much as 8 million barrels - and was likely to store more as it struggles to sell it. Iran denies it is having trouble: "There has been no disruption in Iran's crude exports through the Persian Gulf ... We have not stored oil in the Gulf because of sanctions as some foreign media reported," oil official Pirouz Mousavi told the semi-official Mehr news agency on Friday. The sanctions are causing real hardship on the streets, where prices for basic imported goods are soaring, the rial currency has plummeted and Iranians have been flocking to sell rials to buy dollars to protect their savings. The pain comes less than two months before a parliamentary election, Iran's first since a presidential vote in 2009 that was followed by eight months of street demonstrations. Iran's authorities successfully put down that revolt by force, but since then the "Arab Spring" has shown the vulnerability of authoritarian governments in the region to protests fueled by anger over economic difficulty. CLASH THREAT Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz leading to the Gulf if sanctions are imposed on its oil exports, and has threatened to take unspecified action if Washington sails an aircraft carrier through the strait, an international waterway. Military experts say Tehran can do little to fight the massive U.S.-led fleet that guards the strait, but the threats raise the chance of a miscalculation that could lead to a military clash and a global oil crisis. The Pentagon said on Friday that small Iranian boats had approached close to U.S. vessels in the strait last week, although it said it did not believe there was "hostile intent". The United States and Israel have not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to resolve the nuclear dispute. Iran says it would retaliate if attacked. The tension has caused spikes in global oil prices in recent weeks, although prices eased at the close of last week's trading on the prospect of reduced demand in economically stricken European countries. Brent crude fell 82 cents to settle at $110.44 a barrel on Friday. The chances for an imminent easing of tension look even more remote as the nuclear deadlock continues because of Iran's refusal to halt the sensitive nuclear work. Last week Iran began enriching uranium underground - the most controversial part of its nuclear programme - at a bunker deep below a mountain near the Shi'ite holy city of Qom. Nuclear talks with major powers collapsed a year ago. Iran says it wants the talks to resume, but the West says there is no point unless it is willing to discuss a halt to uranium enrichment, which can be used to make material for a bomb. (Additional reporting by Mitra Amiri; Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Peter Graff)[/release] [URL]http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/10041320[/URL]

Wasn't it actually Israelian terrorists pretending to be CIA operatives?

bullshit we did no such thing

Wouldn't put it past the CIA if they actually did.

If we get involved in Iran now, we better fuck the shit out of Israel considering they're the ones who used our nation as a cover for their expansionist ideals.

Just a few days they were saying Israel was behind the attack. Looks like they're just trying to stir shit up now.

[QUOTE=Stonecycle;34225764]Wouldn't put it past the CIA if they actually did.[/QUOTE] It's more than likely that they are responsible for it. I wouldn't think this would be surprising to anyone.

'Mericuh

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;34225846]Just a few days they were saying Israel was behind the attack. Looks like they're just trying to stir shit up now.[/QUOTE] No, they weren't saying that, we were. We were saying that it was Mossad. We also said that Mossad was pretending to be CIA enacting attacks in conjunction with Sunni (?) terrorists against Iran. But I wouldn't put it past us that it was actually CIA acting as Mossad pretending to be CIA, or that we were lying about the Mossad thing, and it really was the CIA. Iunno, the CIA and Mossad are both equally capable and moral-less.

Oh you sneaky Israelis

[QUOTE=The Unforgotten;34225901]'Mericuh[/QUOTE] except it wasn't actually the CIA

[QUOTE=Exuberance;34225973]except it wasn't actually the CIA[/QUOTE] Except it possibly was. You're trusting the CIA to say it wasn't the CIA.

[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];34226045']Except it possibly was. You're trusting the CIA to say it wasn't the CIA.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't put it past them but in this case in particular they were private memos from ages ago, not meant for the public - I believe they were on WikiLeaks.

And your trusting the Iranians to say it was the CIA

ok NOW iran is just picking a fight

oh fuck it wasn't us james bond is dead u stupid irans

[QUOTE=Starpluck;34226073]I wouldn't put it past them but in this case in particular they were private memos from ages ago, not meant for the public - I believe they were on WikiLeaks.[/QUOTE] End of the George W. Bush presidency, actually, not really ages ago. And yea, that is rather credible. I'm not saying it wasn't Mossad, but I'm not putting it past the CIA either. If I remember right, we aren't claiming it was Mossad for this particular incident. [editline]15th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=t0cketty;34226088]And your trusting the Iranians to say it was the CIA[/QUOTE] It was either the CIA or Mossad. I mean, it's either America or America's ally. So it's like...equally bad.

[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;34225886]It's more than likely that they are responsible for it. I wouldn't think this would be surprising to anyone.[/QUOTE] If the CIA wasn't at least aware of the operation, that says some pretty damning things about the CIA.

[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];34226128']End of the George W. Bush presidency, actually, not really ages ago. And yea, that is rather credible. I'm not saying it wasn't Mossad, but I'm not putting it past the CIA either. If I remember right, we aren't claiming it was Mossad for this particular incident. [editline]15th January 2012[/editline] It was either the CIA or Mossad. I mean, it's either America or America's ally. So it's like...equally bad.[/QUOTE] It was not a CIA press release, it was an Op-Ed by a independence source. What you suggested would've been the case had the memos not been so buried from public view - also quite a few of the interviewed officers were retired agents speaking under anonymity, surely they'd say something? The conclusion was only done after months of intensive research and verification, and as Mark put it "putting the puzzle pieces together" If the CIA really wanted to shift to blame, they wouldn't make it so difficult. But really, considering an Israeli official confirmed it to the Der Speigel, I wouldn't be surprised.

[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];34225915']No, they weren't saying that, we were. We were saying that it was Mossad. We also said that Mossad was pretending to be CIA enacting attacks in conjunction with Sunni (?) terrorists against Iran. But I wouldn't put it past us that it was actually CIA acting as Mossad pretending to be CIA, or that we were lying about the Mossad thing, and it really was the CIA. Iunno, the CIA and Mossad are both equally capable and moral-less.[/QUOTE] Mossad pretending to be CIA agents that were pretending that they were Mossad agents pretending to be CIA. We need to go deeper with this shit... [editline]15th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Ruski v2.0;34226123]oh fuck it wasn't us james bond is dead u stupid irans[/QUOTE] James Bond was British MI6. The fuck are you smoking?

Who mistakes this for CIA agents? [IMG]http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/arts/photos/2008/06/05/arts_zohan_584.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;34225733]Wasn't it actually Israelian [/QUOTE] Is that like a Jewish alien?

Still disgusts mr at how they can kill such a knowledgable man for their shitty political interests.

It's best for Iran to push this on the USA, because Israel wouldn't give two shits of it anyway. Now the USA have to rebuke or to face getting more of their credibility scraped.

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;34227271]James Bond was British MI6. The fuck are you smoking?[/QUOTE] [quote]State TV said a "letter of condemnation" had also been sent to Britain, saying the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists began after the head of Britain's MI6 spy service announced intelligence operations against states seeking nuclear weapons.[/quote] fuck orf you stupid 'murrican

Could be MI6, their scientist got killed a week after British official said they started ops in Iran

[QUOTE]State TV said a "letter of condemnation" had also been sent to Britain, saying the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists began after the head of Britain's MI6 spy service announced intelligence operations against states seeking nuclear weapons.[/QUOTE] But wouldn't that imply that they actually are making nuclear weapons? Unless they think that we made the same mistake the Americans did. Which we might have, you don't hear much about the UK's position on Iran in SH these days.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;34229736]Could be MI6, their scientist got killed a week after British official said they started ops in Iran[/QUOTE] What if it was an MI6 agent pretending to be a CIA agent, but was a double agent working for the KGB (which still exists because USSR is actually the Illuminati?) [editline]16th January 2012[/editline] BUT he was an Mossad agent after all!!!11 [editline]16th January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=PassTheBong;34226091]ok NOW iran is just picking a fight[/QUOTE] I think it makes sense to call out for things like this.

[QUOTE=t0cketty;34226088]And [B]your[/B] trusting the Iranians to say it was the CIA[/QUOTE] How is shit like this possible? I'm Dutch and even I know the difference between you're and your

[QUOTE=DoubleDD;34230416]How is shit like this possible? I'm Dutch and even I know the difference between you're and your[/QUOTE] It doesn't matter.