In a Twitter thread published on Friday, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan described the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as a “criminal act.”
“This was a criminal act & highly reckless. It risks lethal retaliation & a new round of regional conflict,” Brennan wrote, saying that the Iranian government “would be wise” to avoid retaliation and wait for Democrat Joe Biden to replace President Donald Trump in the White House.
Brennan noted that it remains unclear who authorized and carried out the murder, but said that it could have dramatic consequences for the region.
“Such an act of state-sponsored terrorism would be a flagrant violation of international law & encourage more governments to carry out lethal attacks against foreign officials.”
Brennan explained that attacks on entities like Al-Qaeda and ISIS cannot be considered state-sponsored terrorism because these groups are not recognized as states, while Iran is.
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