Iranian nuclear scientist killed by Israeli automated gun: Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Iranian nuclear scientist killed by Israeli automated gun: Report

Al Jazeera  

The Jewish Chronicle says Israeli-led team of 20 plus agents killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh using a smuggled one-tonne gun. The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran in November was killed by a one-tonne gun smuggled into Iran in pieces by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, according to a report by The Jewish Chronicle. Citing intelligence sources, the British weekly said a team of more than 20 agents, including Israeli and Iranian nationals, carried out the ambush on scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh after eight months of surveillance. According to The Jewish Chronicle’s report, Iran has “secretly assessed that it will take six years” before a replacement for Fakhrizadeh is “fully operational” and that his death had “extended the period of time it would take Iran to achieve a bomb from about three-and-a-half months to two years”. Giving no further details of its sourcing, the world’s oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper said Mossad mounted the automated gun on a Nissan pick-up truck and “the bespoke weapon, operated remotely by agents on the ground as they observed the target, was so heavy because it included a bomb that destroyed the evidence after the killing”.

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Two Iranian Supreme Court judges shot dead in Tehran
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Iranian Supreme Court judges shot dead in Tehran

Firstpost  

Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir told state television that the two judges had long been involved in ”national security cases, including espionage and terrorism”. Two senior Iranian Supreme Court judges involved in handling espionage and terrorism cases were shot dead in the capital Tehran on Saturday, Iran’s judiciary said. While the motive for the assassination was still unclear, judiciary spokesperson Asghar …

Iran recruiting Israeli citizens to spy against their government, with social media the key to luring them in
5 months, 1 week ago

Iran recruiting Israeli citizens to spy against their government, with social media the key to luring them in

ABC  

Israeli spy agency Mossad may be renowned globally for its shadowy missions carried out in the name of the state. "Iran is looking for every angle that it can find," Dr Yoel Guzansky, senior fellow at Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security Studies said. 30-year-old Vladislav Victorson and his 18-year-old model girlfriend Anna Bernstein had been arrested in Ramat …

Israel has a long history of targeted killings. Here's a look at some of them
8 months ago

Israel has a long history of targeted killings. Here's a look at some of them

The Independent  

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Iran Accuses Israel Of Killing 2 Generals In Consulate Airstrike In Syria
1 year ago

Iran Accuses Israel Of Killing 2 Generals In Consulate Airstrike In Syria

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DAMASCUS, Syria — An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria on Monday killed two Iranian generals and five officers, according to Iranian officials. The airstrike in Syria killed Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who led …

Report: Iran commander killed after Israeli strike on embassy
1 year ago

Report: Iran commander killed after Israeli strike on embassy

Daily Mail  

Pictures show the building in Syria 's capital razed to the ground, with huge plumes of smoke rising from the site following the explosion this afternoon and emergency workers rushing to the scene. Syria's official news agency SANA said 'the Israeli attack targeted the Iranian consulate building in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus'. 'Hossein Akbari, ambassador of the Islamic Republic …

Israeli airstrike demolishes Iranian Consulate in Syria, kills two Iranian generals
1 year ago

Israeli airstrike demolishes Iranian Consulate in Syria, kills two Iranian generals

LA Times  

Syrian state media said an Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian Consulate in Damascus on Monday, killing and wounding people inside. An Israeli airstrike demolished the Iranian Consulate in Syria on Monday, killing two Iranian generals and five officers, according to Syrian and Iranian officials. Since the war in Gaza began nearly six months ago, clashes have also increased between Israel …

Iran says ex-official had role in death of nuclear scientist
2 years, 2 months ago

Iran says ex-official had role in death of nuclear scientist

Al Jazeera  

Iran state media claims British-Iranian Alireza Akbari, sentenced to death on Wednesday, had a role in the 2020 assassination of a top military scientist. Iran’s official IRNA news agency has published a video purporting to show that British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari played a role in the 2020 assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist. Iran’s judicial news agency Mizan Online …

2 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard die amid tensions
2 years, 9 months ago

2 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard die amid tensions

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s aerospace division died as “martyrs” in Iran in separate incidents over the weekend, Iranian media reported on Monday. The deaths of the two men come as tensions remain high over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, and its uranium enrichment program that is now closest it has …

Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard colonel in Iran
2 years, 10 months ago

Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard colonel in Iran

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of mourners poured into the streets of Tehran on Tuesday to pay their respects to a senior Revolutionary Guard member fatally shot by two gunmen on a motorcycle earlier this week, punching the air with their fists and chanting “Death to Israel.” The killing on Sunday of Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei bore the hallmarks of previous …

Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard colonel in Iran
2 years, 10 months ago

Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard colonel in Iran

The Independent  

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Iran vows revenge as it mourns killed Revolutionary Guard member
2 years, 10 months ago

Iran vows revenge as it mourns killed Revolutionary Guard member

Al Jazeera  

Iranian officials have largely refrained from directly blaming Israel for the killing of senior IRGC member Khodaei. Tehran, Iran – Senior Iranian officials have promised to take revenge for the assassination of a senior member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as a large funeral procession was held for him in Tehran. Iranian officials have so far largely refrained from …

Revolutionary Guards colonel Sayyad Khodai shot dead in Tehran attack: Iran
2 years, 10 months ago

Revolutionary Guards colonel Sayyad Khodai shot dead in Tehran attack: Iran

Hindustan Times  

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel was shot dead outside his Tehran home on Sunday, the Guards said, blaming his "assassination" on assailants linked to the United States and its allies. Women mourning next to the body of Iranian Revolutionary Guards colonel Sayyad Khodai, after he was shot dead, in his car in the Iranian capital Tehran. On Sunday, Iran's Islamic …

Iran Revolutionary Guard colonel is shot dead in Tehran
2 years, 10 months ago

Iran Revolutionary Guard colonel is shot dead in Tehran

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — A senior member of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard was killed outside his home in Tehran on Sunday by unidentified gunmen on a motorbike, state TV reported. The two assailants shot Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei five times in his unarmored Iranian-made Kia Pride, state media said, right off a highly secure street home to Iran’s parliament. Reports identified …

Iran: Revolutionary Guard officer assassinated in Tehran
2 years, 10 months ago

Iran: Revolutionary Guard officer assassinated in Tehran

Al Jazeera  

Hassan Sayyad Khodaei was a colonel in the Quds Force, the Guard’s foreign arm, with accusations leveled at Israeli and American intelligence. Gunmen riding on motorcycles opened fire on a senior officer of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps outside his home, killing him in his car in the capital, Tehran. Speaking from Tehran, Abas Aslani, a senior research fellow …

Israel's outgoing spy chief hints the country was behind Iran nuclear program attacks
3 years, 9 months ago

Israel's outgoing spy chief hints the country was behind Iran nuclear program attacks

ABC  

The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran's nuclear program and a military scientist. Key points: The media report suggested explosives were hidden in a marble foundation for Iran's centrifuges Mr Cohen also discussed the killing of an Iranian scientist who began Tehran's military nuclear program …

Iran: Armed forces member involved in nuclear scientist’s killing
4 years, 1 month ago

Iran: Armed forces member involved in nuclear scientist’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Revelation by intelligence minister comes after Tehran had initially blamed Israel for the assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Tehran, Iran – A member of Iran’s armed forces was involved in the November assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, according to the intelligence ministry. “Martyr Fakhrizadeh was a member of the armed forces and …

Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan
4 years, 3 months ago

Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan

The Hindu  

The assassination of MohsenFakhrizadeh, a high-ranking nuclear physicist who headed the Iranian Defence Ministry’s Innovation and Research wing, on November 27 on the outskirts of Tehran was done with the express purpose of provoking a new military confrontation in the region and permanently scuttling the United States-Iran nuclear deal. Fakhrizadeh’s assassination was planned to sabotage the stated goal of the …

Israeli spy dramas fuel interest in joining secretive Mossad agency
4 years, 3 months ago

Israeli spy dramas fuel interest in joining secretive Mossad agency

The Telegraph  

It is often considered the most secretive and ruthless of all spy networks, emerging briefly from the shadows to confront Israel's enemies before vanishing once more. But a wave of nail-biting spy thrillers on streaming websites, as well as last month’s high profile assassination of an Iranian scientist, have placed Mossad firmly in the public eye. “When people see the …

Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s in an effort to start a war in the last days of President Trump’s administration. “These are not matters of discussion, at all.” Rouhani also said the reaction of the …

Iran: ‘Smart satellite-controlled machinegun’ killed scientist
4 years, 3 months ago

Iran: ‘Smart satellite-controlled machinegun’ killed scientist

Al Jazeera  

The weapon used in the assassination was placed on a pick-up truck and operated remotely via a video camera, official says. The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and a machinegun equipped with a “satellite-controlled smart system”, a senior commander has said. “No terrorists were present on the ground … Martyr …

Why was Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated?
4 years, 3 months ago

Why was Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated?

Al Jazeera  

Many Iranians had no idea who Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was when he was assassinated at the end of November. But intelligence services in Israel and the United States had been tracking Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. We are exploring Fakhrizadeh’s story and the future of US-Iran relations as the US transitions from a Donald Trump administration to Joe Biden. The …

Past and present: Israel’s targeting of Iran nuclear aspirations
4 years, 4 months ago

Past and present: Israel’s targeting of Iran nuclear aspirations

Al Jazeera  

While Israel has denied involvement in the killing of a top nuclear scientist, it has been linked for a decade to such attacks. However, the New York Times quoted an unnamed senior Israeli official involved in tracking Iranian nuclear activities as saying, “Iran’s aspirations for nuclear weapons, promoted by Mr Fakhrizadeh, posed such a menace that the world should thank …

Iran’s Zarif warns of ‘misinformation’ over scientist’s killing
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran’s Zarif warns of ‘misinformation’ over scientist’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Iranian foreign minister says a ‘targeted misinformation campaign and psychological war’ is on after Fakhrizadeh’s assassination. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned of a “targeted misinformation campaign and psychological war” following the assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist last week. Parliament aims to expel IAEA inspectors Zarif’s statement came as conservatives and hardliners in …

Iran says weapon used to kill top nuclear scientist was ‘made in Israel’
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran says weapon used to kill top nuclear scientist was ‘made in Israel’

The Independent  

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'Israel Acting As Mercenary For United States', Iran President Hassan Rouhani On Assassination Of Nuclear Scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

'Israel Acting As Mercenary For United States', Iran President Hassan Rouhani On Assassination Of Nuclear Scientist

ABP News  

Iran accuses Israel of scientist's murder Commenting on the death of scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top Iranian official on Monday blaming arch-foe Israel and an exiled opposition group, said that the scientist was killed in a new type of "complex operation.”The "operation was very complex, using electronic equipment and no one was present at the scene," said the secretary of …

Iranian official accuses Israel of killing Fakhrizadeh remotely
4 years, 4 months ago

Iranian official accuses Israel of killing Fakhrizadeh remotely

Al Jazeera  

A senior Iranian security official offers a drastically different account of the high-profile assassination. Tehran, Iran – A senior Iranian security official alleges that Israel assassinated top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh using remote-controlled technology. “Unfortunately, the operation was very complicated and was done using electronic equipment and no were at the scene,” Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National …

Iran buries slain nuclear scientist, promises retaliation
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran buries slain nuclear scientist, promises retaliation

Al Jazeera  

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh buried as a top Iranian security official accuses Israel of using ‘electronic devices’ to remotely kill him. Tehran, Iran – Iran has laid to rest assassinated nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, in the capital Tehran as authorities blamed Israel for the killing and repeated vows to avenge it. ‘Not terror will go unanswered’ Fakhrizadeh, a top figure in Iran’s …

Iran says Israel killed nuclear scientist remotely with ‘electronic devices’
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran says Israel killed nuclear scientist remotely with ‘electronic devices’

LA Times  

Caretakers from the Imam Reza holy shrine carry the coffin of slain Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi on Saturday. A top Iranian security official Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, made the …

Trump risks war again: Will the world condemn the murder of Iran's top nuclear scientist?
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump risks war again: Will the world condemn the murder of Iran's top nuclear scientist?

Salon  

Israel used all four years of Donald Trump's presidency to entrench its systems of occupation and apartheid. Now that Joe Biden has won the U.S. presidential election, the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist — likely by Israel, with the go-ahead from the U.S. — is a desperate attempt to use Trump's last days in office to sabotage Biden's chances …

Assassination and its aftermath
4 years, 4 months ago

Assassination and its aftermath

The Hindu  

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Iranian scientist who led Iran’s nuclear weapons programme until it was disbanded, was assassinated last week. Mr. Trump, because of his dislike for former President Barack Obama, may be willing to order air strikes on Iranian nuclear installations in order to pre-empt the U.S.’s return to the nuclear agreement that was the foremost achievement of Mr. Obama’s …

Iranian scientist Fakhrizadeh assassination: Leaked data shows how 62-member squad executed the plot
4 years, 4 months ago

Iranian scientist Fakhrizadeh assassination: Leaked data shows how 62-member squad executed the plot

Op India  

In a dramatic operation, Iranian top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and a brigadier general in the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was assassinated on the outskirts of Tehran on Friday triggering a new crisis in West Asia. According to ELINT News, an independent organisation that covers geostrategic developments in the region and London-based journalist M Majed, the initial assessment of …

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran vows to avenge killing of top nuclear scientist ‘in due time’
4 years, 4 months ago

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran vows to avenge killing of top nuclear scientist ‘in due time’

The Independent  

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Hassan Rouhani accuses Israel of assassinating Iran's top nuclear scientist, vows revenge
4 years, 4 months ago

Hassan Rouhani accuses Israel of assassinating Iran's top nuclear scientist, vows revenge

Firstpost  

After years of being in the shadows, the image of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh suddenly was to be seen everywhere in Iranian media, as his widow spoke on state television and officials publicly demanded revenge on Israel for the scientist’s slaying Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s …

Mastermind of Iran’s nuclear programme ‘assassinated’ in deadly attack
4 years, 4 months ago

Mastermind of Iran’s nuclear programme ‘assassinated’ in deadly attack

The Independent  

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Iran's president vows revenge over slain military scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran's president vows revenge over slain military scientist

The Independent  

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Explained: What does the killing of nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh mean for Iran?
4 years, 4 months ago

Explained: What does the killing of nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh mean for Iran?

The Hindu  

The assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top Iranian nuclear scientist and a brigadier general in the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, on the outskirts of Tehran on Friday has triggered a new crisis in West Asia. Fakhrizadeh, according to the U.S. and Israel, had overseen Iran’s nuclear weapons programme in the 1990s and early 2000s, and remained a key figure …

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s disbanded military nuclear program was killed Friday in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran, authorities said. Iran’s foreign minister alleged the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh bore “serious indications” of an Israeli role, but did not elaborate. While no one claimed …

Iran blames Israel for assassinating nuclear scientist in Tehran
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran blames Israel for assassinating nuclear scientist in Tehran

Live Mint  

Iran said Israel was likely behind the assassination of one of its top nuclear scientists on Friday and vowed revenge, sharply escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf in the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. It comes at an extremely sensitive time in Iran as Trump’s defeat in the Nov. 3 U.S. election offers an opportunity to reset ties with …

Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of killing top Iran scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of killing top Iran scientist

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s president has accused Israel of killing a high-ranking Iranian nuclear physicist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme, state TV reported. “The assassination of martyr Fakhrizadeh shows our enemies’ despair and the depth of their hatred … His martyrdom will not slow down our achievements.” Iran’s religious and military rulers have threatened revenge for …

‘Harsh revenge’: How will Iran respond to scientist’s killing?
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Harsh revenge’: How will Iran respond to scientist’s killing?

Al Jazeera  

Iran weighs its options for taking revenge for the assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Tehran, Iran – The Iranian authorities have promised to exact “harsh revenge” after top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in an explosion and a hail of bullets near Tehran on Friday. “Iran knows well that the political aspect of this assassination is a more …

Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated, with Tehran threatening retaliation
4 years, 4 months ago

Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated, with Tehran threatening retaliation

ABC  

An Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding an alleged secret atomic weapons program has been assassinated near Tehran. Key points: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh reportedly died of injuries in hospital after armed assassins fired on his vehicle He has been described by Israel as a leader of a covert atomic bomb programme that was halted in 2003 An …

Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge for assassination of nuclear scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge for assassination of nuclear scientist

LA Times  

Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “definitive punishment” of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran’s disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for a slaying that has raised fears of reignited tensions across the Middle East. Israel, long suspected of killing Iranian scientists a decade ago amid earlier tensions over Tehran’s nuclear …

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassination: How the world reacted
4 years, 4 months ago

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassination: How the world reacted

Al Jazeera  

Turkey describes killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as ‘act of terrorism’ while the EU calls it ‘criminal’ and urges ‘maximum restraint’. Here is how the world has reacted so far to Fakhrizadeh’s killing: Iran Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei said Iran’s first priority after the killing was the “definitive punishment of the perpetrators and those who ordered it”, while President …

Killing of Iranian scientist a ‘violation of human rights’: Qatar
4 years, 4 months ago

Killing of Iranian scientist a ‘violation of human rights’: Qatar

Al Jazeera  

Qatar’s deputy PM says assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh ‘will only contribute to pouring more fuel on the fire’. Qatar has condemned Friday’s assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, calling it “a clear violation of human rights”. Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani expressed his condolences in a phone call on …

Iranian Nuclear Scientist Suspected of Leading Covert Atomic Bomb Programme Assassinated
4 years, 4 months ago

Iranian Nuclear Scientist Suspected of Leading Covert Atomic Bomb Programme Assassinated

News 18  

An Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret atomic weapons programme was assassinated near Tehran on Friday, Iranian state media reported. Fakhrizadeh has long been described by Western, Israeli and Iranian exile foes of Iran’s clerical rulers as a leader of a covert atomic bomb programme halted in 2003. The semi-official news agency Tasnim said …

Iran blames Israel after top nuclear scientist killed in an ambush
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran blames Israel after top nuclear scientist killed in an ambush

The Hindu  

An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s disbanded military nuclear program was killed on Friday in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran, authorities said. Iran’s foreign minister alleged the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh bore “serious indications” of an Israeli role, but did not elaborate. Act of 'state terror', says Iran While no …

Iran's top scientist linked to military nuclear program 'assassinated'
4 years, 4 months ago

Iran's top scientist linked to military nuclear program 'assassinated'

India TV News  

An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was “assassinated” Friday, state television said. Israel declined to immediately comment on the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once called out in a news conference saying: “Remember that name.” Israel has long been suspected of …

Top Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran
4 years, 4 months ago

Top Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran

Al Jazeera  

Iranian foreign minister condemns killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as an ‘act of state terror’ and links Israel to the attack. Fakhrizadeh was shot “by terrorists” in his vehicle in Absard, a suburb in eastern Tehran, and he later succumbed to his injuries in what amounted to a “martyr’s death”, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Iran’s foreign minister alleged the …

Gunned-down Iranian nuclear scientist was an Israeli target for years
4 years, 4 months ago

Gunned-down Iranian nuclear scientist was an Israeli target for years

LA Times  

He was one of Iran’s preeminent nuclear scientists, the country’s answer to Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to build a nuclear bomb during World War II. The killing of Fakhrizadeh is certain to rattle Iran and incite calls for revenge similar to those that followed the U.S. strike in Iraq in January that killed Maj. …

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