Beijing Review

Fresh Uncertainties

The author is a researcher with the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top Iranian nuclear scientist, was shot dead near Tehran on November 27. The killing has sparked outrage in the country, with key leadership figures announcing they would retaliate.

There is speculation about who carried out the attack. In addition to suspicions, the killing has raised regional tensions, and also brought new uncertainties

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