Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said he is concerned about the situation in Iran and the wider region following the assassination of one of the country’s leading nuclear scientists.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died at the hospital Gunmen opened fire on his car In an attack near Tehran IranAccused the president Israel.
“We are concerned about the situation in Iran and the wider region,” Raab told Sky’s Sophie Ridge on Sunday’s program. We want to see a reduction in stress.
“We are still waiting to see the full facts of what has happened in Iran, but I would say that we are abiding by the rules of international humanitarian law, which is very clear against targeting civilians.
Iran’s best leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Called for “definite punishment” Israeli embassies around the world have been placed on high alert following the massacre.
Israel has long accused Fakhrizadeh of leading a military nuclear program in the early 2000s, but the country has refused to comment since Friday’s assassination.
In Iran, a piece of opinion published by the Kathin Kahan newspaper suggested that Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the massacre.
The newspaper had long argued for retaliatory action against Israel, but this time it called for an attack that would destroy facilities and cause “heavy casualties.”
Asked if he believed Israel had an answer, Raab said: “I have no idea. I have no facts that would enable me to answer this question at this point. “
He also said that there are expectations Nuclear deal reached in 2015 between world powers and Iran Can be seen again within the coming Joe Biden Administration in the United States.
The deal was effectively found on ice When Donald Trump withdrew from the United States In 2018.
Asked if Fakhrizadeh’s death had made Iran a “safe haven”, Raab said: “I think it’s very difficult to say because there will be more scientists.
“But by Christmas time, I will also be meeting with my colleagues, Iran, if they are willing to come to the tent, to make sure we hold them accountable, but try and find a peaceful way.”
On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the death of the scientist would not reduce Iran’s nuclear program.
“Our people are wiser than to fall into the trap of the Zionist government (Israel). Iran He will definitely respond to the martyrdom of our scientist at the right time, ”he added.
