Killing of Iranian nuclear scientist , his entire family in Israeli airstrike considered shocking escalation
(MENAFN) The killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Sadati-Armaki and his entire family—his wife and three children—in an Israeli airstrike is a shocking escalation that should alarm even the most seasoned strategists. This was not a precise military strike; it was the deliberate destruction of an entire household.
Sadati-Armaki was a mid-level engineer involved in Iran’s nuclear program, not a high-ranking official. While his role may have made him a target under the logic of modern warfare, there is no justification for the deaths of his children in their own home.
This incident is part of a broader pattern. On June 13, Israeli strikes in Tehran killed at least five other nuclear scientists—Fereydoon Abbasi, Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, Abdolhamid Minouchehr, Ahmadreza Zolfaghari Daryani, and Seyed Amir Hossein Feghhi—who were connected to Iran’s nuclear efforts. Most were academics or retired officials, none active combatants.
Tragically, family members have also died in several cases, including wives and daughters, showing these were not random strikes in crowded areas but targeted night raids on residential homes when families were present. This goes beyond the “fog of war” into the realm of intentional targeting.
Referring to these deaths as “collateral damage” is misleading. When decision-makers authorize strikes on homes with full knowledge of who is inside, the resulting civilian deaths are a conscious choice.
Some justify these acts as necessary personal deterrence in asymmetrical warfare, but this is more akin to liquidation. It implies that no civilian life linked to state infrastructure is protected, signaling a disturbing erosion of moral boundaries where even the families of scientists are no longer safe.
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