Israel launched a large-scale airstrike that killed at least nine of Iran’s top nuclear scientists, according to Benzinga. Israel framed the operation as a pre-emptive move to counter Iran’s nuclear ambitions amid stalled US-Iran negotiations. Iran’s foreign minister called the upcoming talks with the US “meaningless” in light of the attack. Since 2010, Mossad has been linked to the targeted assassinations of at least four Iranian nuclear scientists. The Israeli airstrikes escalated the conflict with Iran, potentially crippling its nuclear program and jeopardizing US-Iran negotiations.
