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Iran blames French, German intelligence for killing nuclear scientists - The Washington Post
Iran's spy chief on Friday accused French and German intelligence services of cooperating with the CIA to kill Iranian nuclear scientists, an allegation likely to exacerbate tensions between Tehran and the West over the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program.
Heidar Moslehi said that other intelligence services in the region — including that of Iran's arch foe Israel — also took part in the alleged campaign targeting the scientists.
"The recently dismantled networks of assassination and bombing were in coordination with main services," Moslehi said. "France, Germany, Israel's Mossad, CIA , MI6 and all regional services served each other," he added.
Until now Iran had previously blamed only the U.S., Britain and Israel over the killing of five nuclear scientists. Earlier this year it said it had dismantled two networks responsible for at least five of the assassinations.
In the most recent case, a magnetic bomb attached to a car killed nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan in January.The U.S. and Britain have denied involvement in killing Iranian nuclear experts. Israel has not commented.