US may be plotting new assassinations of Iranian officials, lawmaker says
An Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday the United States could be using threats over the Strait of Hormuz and a nuclear site to distract Tehran while preparing to assassinate another tier of Iranian officials.
Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said he doubted the United States would launch a ground invasion of Iran but suggested Washington could pursue other options.
“Perhaps they are keeping us occupied with the Strait of Hormuz and Mount Kolang [Pickaxe mountain] so they can once again assassinate another tier of our leaders and officials,” he told ILNA.
Bakhshayesh also said he believed Iran and the United States would eventually have to return to negotiations, saying “no war ends without negotiations. All wars end in diplomacy.”