The United States and Israel have been murdering Iranian nuclear scientists for a decade.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
The claim's core (US and Israel killing Iranian nuclear scientists over roughly a decade) is supported by Reuters (2012: Tehran accused Israel and the US of assassinating four scientists since 2010, Washington denied US role), NBC (2012: US officials said attacks were carried out by an Israel-financed group, with no direct US involvement), and BBC/Wikipedia timelines, but the sources attribute.
What was said
… Have now. And, of course, when this happens, governments say, "Oh, the Russians are terrorist organizations." You know, the Revolutionary Guard Corps to be called the terrorist organization? Well, of course, the Americans and the Israelis have been murdering their nuclear scientists for a decade. Um, again, whatever, whatever they accuse Russia of, they're doing, or, or, or, you know, Syria, whatever, whatever they accuse them of, they're doing themselves. …
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Contradicts. Reuters (2012) states Washington has denied any US role in the killings, and NBC states US officials said there was no direct US involvement, which undercuts the claim that the US was murdering the scientists.[1][3]
Supports. Reuters (2012) reports Tehran accused Israel and the US of assassinating four Iranian scientists since 2010, and that a man was hanged for the 2010 killing of one scientist.[1]
Supports. NBC News (2012) reports US officials said the killings were carried out by a group financed and armed by Israel's secret service, while the Obama administration had no direct involvement.[3]
Supports. AP (2025) reports Israel's tally of the June 2025 war damage included targeted killings of at least 14 scientists, and the Wikipedia timeline notes a series of foreign-linked assassinations from 2010 to 2020 plus 2025 strikes.[2][4]
Context. The 2020 Fakhrizadeh killing was attributed to Israel by a US official (CNN), but Israel neither confirmed nor denied responsibility and the US role remained speculative.[5][6][7]
Context. The claim's wording came from a claimant's speech about the Revolutionary Guard and Russia; the passage is not evidence, and the post's 'their nuclear scientists' refers to Iran's scientists.
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Iran hangs 'Mossad agent' for scientist killingreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know-howapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Israel teams with terror group to kill Iran's nuclear scientists ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 4Assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5US official says Israel was behind assassination of Iranian scientist | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6An Iranian nuclear scientist was assassinated to make it harder for Biden to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, according to top expertsbusinessinsider.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7The U.S. Is Addicted to Bad Middle East Policy | The New Republicnewrepublic.com · not rated · cited for: context
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