{"id":2450149,"date":"2025-06-21T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-uses-unidentified-special-weapon-for-simultaneous-assassination-of-9-iranian-nuke-scientists\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T12:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:11:19","slug":"israel-uses-unidentified-special-weapon-for-simultaneous-assassination-of-9-iranian-nuke-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-uses-unidentified-special-weapon-for-simultaneous-assassination-of-9-iranian-nuke-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Uses Unidentified, Special Weapon for Simultaneous Assassination of 9 Iranian Nuke Scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-uses-unidentified-special-weapon-for-simultaneous-assassination-of-9-iranian-nuke-scientists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450149&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses a covert operation by Israel aimed at disrupting Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, referred to as Operation Narnia. Shortly after Israel&#8217;s meaningful attack which killed many of Iran&#8217;s top nuclear scientists, details about the operation began to emerge. conducted under the broader &#8220;Operation Rising Lion,&#8221; this targeted effort successfully assassinated nine out of the ten leading scientists involved in iran&#8217;s nuclear advancements while they were asleep,ensuring no time for warning or escape. The killings were executed concurrently to heighten effectiveness and minimize risk.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that the operation has drawn comparisons to past Israeli military tactics, highlighting their ability to devise innovative methods for neutralizing threats.Evidence suggests that Israeli intelligence had meticulously monitored these scientists for years, indicating careful planning behind the operation, with the assassination of the scientists deemed crucial due to the difficulty in replacing their specialized knowledge. Moreover, the article mentions Israel&#8217;s strategic use of this operation as part of its psychological warfare against Iran.the operation marked a significant and controversial progress in the ongoing tension between Israel and Iran regarding nuclear capabilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A week after Israel seriously compromised Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program by wiping out nearly all of its top scientists, details of the surprise attack &mdash; albeit sketchy ones &mdash; are beginning to emerge.<\/p>\n<p>According to multiple sources, the operation to take out the scientists &mdash; a sub-operation within Operation Rising Lion, the name given to the attacks on Iran that began in the early hours of last Friday &mdash; was called Operation Narnia, according to numerous sources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-858406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a> said that the name &mdash; taken from the fantasy world in C.S. Lewis&rsquo; &ldquo;Chronicles of Narnia&rdquo; books &mdash; &ldquo;reflects the operation&rsquo;s improbable nature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the operation managed to wipe out nine out of the top 10 scientists in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-trump-reportedly-leaving-g7-meeting-early-calling-total-evac-iranian-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program<\/a>: Fereydoun Abbasi, Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi, Akbar Matlali Zadeh, Saeed Beraji, Amir Hassan Faqahi, Abd al-Hamid Minushahr, Mansour Asgari, Ahmad Reza Davalparki Daryani, and Ali Bakhayi Kathehremi.<\/p>\n<p>All nine scientists were sleeping in their beds when they were killed; Israel decided to time the operation at night and simultaneously so there would be no time to tip off the others.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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better known as PETN, one of the components of the bomb that took down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 &mdash; and create an elaborate backstory for the pager model ordered by Hezbollah leadership.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/graphics\/ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS\/HEZBOLLAH-PAGERS\/mopawkkwjpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, the Lebanese-based terror organization had switched to pagers after it realized that Israel had infiltrated its cellular networks. That attack killed at least 40 people.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hezbollahs-nightmare-gets-worse-second-set-devices-explodes-terror-group-mourns-earlier-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whether that weapon<\/a> is similar to the weapon used in Operation Narnia or if a different strategy was employed to kill the scientists.<\/p>\n<p>However, Channel 12 reported that the Iranian scientists had been tracked for years by Israeli intelligence; the decision to eliminate them was made last November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israeli intelligence officials felt that the killing of the nuclear scientists was the most important part of Operation Narnia because the military leadership and equipment killed would be more easily replaceable, while the knowledge held by the nuclear scientists would take much longer to ascertain, the network said, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official,&rdquo; the Times of Israel reported.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has also leveraged the attacks as part of its information warfare against Iran, sending a message from the Israel Defense Forces&rsquo; social media account in Persian saying that senior regime officials were privately pleading with them not to turn the country into Gaza or Lebanon after the initial set of attacks.<\/p>\n<p>That tactical edge also helped when Iran struck a building that belongs to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. &ldquo;Iran claims to have attacked a Mossad building with missile strikes,&rdquo; the post read. &ldquo;Fortunately, no one was there &hellip; everyone is in Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Various sources indicate that the mission to eliminate these scientists was part of a larger operation called Operation Rising Lion and was specifically named Operation Narnia. The Jerusalem Post noted that this name, inspired by C.S. Lewis&#8217;s &#8220;Chronicles of Narnia,&#8221; reflects the operation&#8217;s unlikely nature. Remarkably, nine out of the top ten Iranian nuclear scientists were killed while they slept in their homes; Israel executed the operation at night and simultaneously to prevent any warnings from being issued to others.<\/p>\n<p>The tenth scientist was reportedly killed shortly afterward during additional strikes targeting Iranian leadership and their nuclear weapons and missile programs. This information was initially reported by Israeli television station Channel 12, which stated that a special weapon used in the attacks could not be disclosed publicly. The overnight Israeli operation also included strikes on Iran&#8217;s ballistic missile facilities and the Natanz nuclear site, along with high-ranking members of Iran&#8217;s military leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The targeted scientists believed they were safe at home since previous assassinations had occurred when they were leaving work for their cars. While it remains unclear how exactly these killings were carried out, Israel has demonstrated considerable skill in tracking down adversaries unaware of impending danger-an example being an earlier operation using explosive pagers against Hezbollah leaders last autumn.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli intelligence had monitored these Iranian scientists for years before deciding to eliminate them last November because officials believed killing them would have a more lasting impact than targeting military personnel or equipment, which could be replaced more easily. 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