NYT Panned Over 'Absolutely Delusional' Tweet About Iranian Nuclear Scientist's Assassination

[Michie]

The New York Times was widely criticized for its tweet about the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, leading critics to wonder if the paper of record had become "The New Mullah Times."

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NYT Panned Over 'Absolutely Delusional' Tweet About Iranian Nuclear Scientist's Assassination

 

[Jonathan Walkerin]

“Iranian officials, who have always maintained that their nuclear ambitions are for peaceful purposes, not weapons, expressed fury and vowed revenge over the assassination, calling it an act of terrorism and warmongering “

So what is controversial about that ?

It describes how Iranian officials reacted to their scientist getting assassinated and what Iranians claim about their nuclear program.