The assassination in Tehran: "A severe blow to the prestige of the regime" | Israel today

Assassination in the heart of the Iranian capital: Brigadier General (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, former head of the Armed Forces' Research Division, said tonight (Sunday) that the assassination of Colonel Hassan Siad Khadiri, a senior Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, is a "blow to the regime." In Iran. 

"The assassination carried out in broad daylight, who was a senior commander in the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards sent to Syria, is another blow to the prestige of the extremist Islamic regime, exposing its intrusion and inability to protect its people." The basic products, which also illustrate the regime's shortsightedness and the disconnect between it and a growing part of the Iranian public, are so desperate to take the risk involved in participating in anti-regime protests. The Iranian. "

Kuperwasser added that Khadiri is not recognized as having been involved in Tehran's nuclear program, and although he served until recently in Syria it is not clear how involved he is today in transferring Iranian weapons to the country.

"It is possible that Iran therefore refrained from immediately blaming Israel for its elimination, but in view of the frustration within the ranks of the regime, it is not inconceivable that such a charge will come at some point."

He said, "It seems that at this stage Israel is focusing on halting Iran's efforts to establish itself in Syria and equip Hezbollah with advanced weapons.

The repeated attacks across Syria against Iranian weapons shipments and the information released by the IDF regarding the ways of transferring military equipment from Iran to Lebanon attest to this trend.

"In any case, especially against the background of the embarrassment and distress at home, it is important to note the acceleration of the enriched uranium production rate to high levels of 60 and 20 percent. "Or, alternatively, they will approach the possibility of hacking into an attempt to produce nuclear explosive devices."

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