it's actually in Iran's interest to mention these assasinations in public because it garners support for the government, garners nationalist sentiment, and it highlights the aggression and double-standards of the West -- which claims that Iran is the one doing the aggression (when in fact, it is not)
where's the logic in this bro? you support the program but you support the targetted killing of those working for the program (people just doing their JOBS)?
sanctions are hurting common people in Iran and hurting/isolating the economy but will they cause any paradigm shift? I think they are counter-productive actually.