Scott Ritter: 'Rescue' mission in Iran was a raid to steal uranium — and a botched one
Scott Ritter claims the rescue mission in Iran was an attempt to steal uranium. The former inspector details the loss of six aircraft and the capture of a pilot.
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Scott Ritter: The 'rescue' mission in Iran was an attempt to steal uranium and ended in disaster
Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has dropped a bombshell: the US military operation in Iran, presented as a rescue mission, was in fact a planned raid to steal enriched uranium from an Iranian base. And the result was a blunder of epic proportions, with the loss of at least six aircraft, including F-15 and A-10 fighters, and the capture of a weapons operator.
According to Ritter, the presence of elite units such as SEAL Team 6 and Delta Force had no justification in a rescue, since those forces are not used for that kind of mission. The video, which has gone viral, details that the operation ended with the downing of an F-15, an A-10, a C-130 transport plane, a Black Hawk and several Little Birds. In addition, the F-15's weapons operator was captured by Iranian forces.
Reliable source or propaganda?
Ritter's credibility, however, is the subject of intense debate. The former Marine was convicted in 2003 of sensual assaulting a minor and in 2011 of attempting to contact two minors for sensual activities. His critics argue that his record makes him a perfect target for blackmail and therefore a possible agent of Russian or Iranian propaganda. For others, the ad hominem argument does not invalidate the analysis, and the official version presented by the United States is equally suspect.
The military cost of the operation
Regardless of who is right, the material cost is undeniable: six aircraft lost and a pilot captured. The scale of the military disaster, if confirmed, would be one of the biggest US tactical failures in decades. The question that remains is whether all that equipment was really put at risk for a rescue or for something far more sensitive.
The debate between incompetence and cover-up is served. Meanwhile, Ritter's video keeps circulating and fueling theories that the official version fails to fully refute.
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Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has dropped a bombshell: the US military operation in Iran, presented as a rescue mission, was in fact a planned raid to steal enriched uranium from an Iranian base. And the result was a blunder of epic proportions, with the loss of at least six aircraft, including F-15 and A-10 fighters, and the capture of a weapons operator.
According to Ritter, the presence of elite units such as SEAL Team 6 and Delta Force had no justification in a rescue, since those forces are not used for that kind of mission. The video, which has gone viral, details that the operation ended with the downing of an F-15, an A-10, a C-130 transport plane, a Black Hawk and several Little Birds. In addition, the F-15's weapons operator was captured by Iranian forces.
Reliable source or propaganda?
Ritter's credibility, however, is the subject of intense debate. The former Marine was convicted in 2003 of sensual assaulting a minor and in 2011 of attempting to contact two minors for sensual activities. His critics argue that his record makes him a perfect target for blackmail and therefore a possible agent of Russian or Iranian propaganda. For others, the ad hominem argument does not invalidate the analysis, and the official version presented by the United States is equally suspect.
The military cost of the operation
Regardless of who is right, the material cost is undeniable: six aircraft lost and a pilot captured. The scale of the military disaster, if confirmed, would be one of the biggest US tactical failures in decades. The question that remains is whether all that equipment was really put at risk for a rescue or for something far more sensitive.
The debate between incompetence and cover-up is served. Meanwhile, Ritter's video keeps circulating and fueling theories that the official version fails to fully refute.
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