Khamenei: Israel and CIA killed scientist

The Iranian Supreme Guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused Thursday the Agency U.S. intelligence (CIA) and the Israeli secret service (Mossad) of being behind the murder of a scientist in Tehran on Wednesday, in full crisis between Iran and West on its programme nuclear.

At the same time, the President of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani said that Iran is ready for "serious negotiations" with the great powers of the 5 1 Group (United States, Russia, China, France, Great Britain and Germany) on their "peaceful" nuclear programme.

"This cowardly assassination, whose authors not dare never to recognize his abominable crime and accept responsibility, was committed as well as other crimes, with the planning or support of the CIA and the Mossad intelligence services," said Khamenei, in a message of condolences to the family of the scientist.

Some Iranian conservative newspaper requested u000areprisals against Israel. "Under international law, is legal to carry out reprisals for the murder of the nuclear scientist," argued the Keyhan newspaper in an editorial

"The Islamic Republic has achieved much experience in 32 years, therefore, it is possible to kill hierarchs and Israeli military," he added.

The reaction of the Iranian Government was also of cholera, but more prudent. In a letter asking for a strong condemnation of the UN Security Council, said he had evidence that "foreign interests" were after the death of the scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, 32, Assistant Manager of the Natanz uranium enrichment plant.

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