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Iranians chant 'death to America' at funeral for scientist
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Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon
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- Date Jan 13, 2012
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A funeral in Iran and ending with chants of death to America.
Okay.
For the destruction of America and Israel the two nations Iran -- officials are blaming for this week's killing of -- top nuclear scientists there.
-- running state run TV reports he and his driver died when two people on a motorcycle stuck a magnetic bomb to his car ended exploded.
Secretary of state Hillary Clinton denies any US role in the killing -- and US officials have joined the United Nations in condemning it.
And when a reporter asked Israel if President Shimon Peres knew anything about it his nation had anything to do with a -- responded.
Not to the best of my knowledge.
This was the fifth Iranian nuclear -- this attack targeted for attacks in the past two years.
Of course Iran denies accusations from the west that it's trying to build weapons within its nuclear program.
Jennifer Griffin with the news she's live at the Pentagon first off -- there's new video go I guess it's gonna escalate all of this.
That's right this is video that was shot by the US navy and Coast Guard in the strait of -- Last week it shows -- Iranian revolutionary guard speedboats.
Harassing two US military vessels.
First swarming the USS New Orleans then seen here chasing a US Coast Guard cutter.
Iranian fast boats were armed with AK forty sevens were told but eventually peeled away.
Dennis Ross served as the president's advisor on -- ran until recently.
The pressure is really being felt by the Iranians now that's why we're seeing.
All of the kind of bluster from them.
The kind of -- that can lead to misunderstandings.
And also can lead to the disruption of sixteen billion barrels of oil that passed through that street apartments each day -- -- staying on the tensions payment of at this funeral for this scientist who was killed.
More threats there.
That's right there were.
Threats from mourners who called for death to America death to Israel.
Iranian officials have accused the US and Israel of assassinating their nuclear scientist a charge the US vehemently denies.
Amidst all of this fiery rhetoric contention now there's news that they IAE -- the UN nuclear inspectors.
Says that Iran has invited a high level team of these nuclear inspectors to -- ran.
To talk for the first time in three years about accusations that Iran is is pursuing a secret nuclear weapons program.
This is new and it's something that has gotten people's attention in Vienna -- clearly Jennifer Griffin at the Pentagon legend thinks we.