Moussavi falls into the trap of the regime: he says Scientist was killed by Iran’s enemies
In a gesture of reconciliation toward the regime, Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi conceded Sunday, Jan. 17, that the Iranian scientist Mehsoud Ali-Mohammadi murdered outside his home last Monday was the victim of Iran’s “enemies,” namely the US and Israel.
The opposition had previously blamed his death on the “tyrannical regime’s” campaign to wipe out the intellectual elite backing the reform movement.
Reversing this position, Mousavi said: “The depressing martyrdom of the renowned physicist and Tehran University academic Mehsoud Ali-Mohammad signifies the harsh reality that enemies of Iran are set to take advantage of today’s critical situation to pursue their own interests.”
He added: “This criminal action is definitely part of a huge plan that obliges all of us, irrespective of our political tendencies, to give some thought to discover its other aspects.”
This comment is seen by W.I. Iranian sources as a signal to the heads of the regime, spiritual ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that he is willing to discuss lowering the flames of resistance sweeping the streets since the dispute presidential election last June.
It also suggests that Mousavi is prepared to break ranks with fellow opposition leaders, who are convinced that Tehran has pinned the scientist’s murder on external forces only as the cover-up for a Ministry of Intelligence plot to incriminate the opposition.
Our sources add that it now remains to be seen where Mousavi’s first gesture goes from here. A positive response could open the way to an understanding for the admission of a non-violent opposition to the ruling establishment. Ather parts of the reform movement are likely to resent Mousavi’s concession and stand by their refusal to accept any common basis for a reconciliation with the regime.
