Iran FM: Indications of Israeli role in scientist's killing
4 years ago

Iran FM: Indications of Israeli role in scientist's killing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Iran’s foreign minister is alleging the killing of a scientist linked to the country’s disbanded military nuclear program has “serious indications” of an Israeli role. An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was killed in a targeted attack that saw gunmen use explosives and machine gun fire 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 carrying out a series of targeted killings of Iranian nuclear scientists nearly a decade ago. The agency said, however, that those calculations were “incomplete and fragmented.” IAEA inspectors now monitor Iranian nuclear sites as part of Iran's now-unraveling nuclear deal with world powers.

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Israel destroys Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel destroys Iran’s nuclear weapons research facility: Report

Live Mint  

An Israeli airstrike in late October destroyed a top-secret nuclear weapons research facility in Iran, significantly damaging the country’s efforts to resume nuclear weapons research, according to Axios, which cited multiple sources including three US officials and one current and one former Israeli official. A former Israeli official, briefed on the strike, stated that “This strike dealt a significant blow …

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Iranian Military Bases in the Persian Gulf
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Iranian Military Bases in the Persian Gulf

Deccan Chronicle  

Satellite images show damage from an Israeli attack at two secretive Iranian military bases. The attacks damaged facilities at a base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program.

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Two Iranian Military Bases
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Satellite Images Reveal Extensive Damage to Two Iranian Military Bases

Associated Press  

Satellite images show damage from an Israeli attack at two secretive Iranian military bases. The attacks damaged facilities at a base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran's onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program.

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

Iranian moles and 2000lb bunker busters: How Israel pulled off the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah as he hid in Hezbollah's lair 60ft below the surface of Beirut
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranian moles and 2000lb bunker busters: How Israel pulled off the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah as he hid in Hezbollah's lair 60ft below the surface of Beirut

Daily Mail  

Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with US-made bunker-busting bombs on Friday came as the result of a critical intelligence breach amid decades of infiltration of Iranian and Lebanese militant command structures, it is claimed. Nasrallah died in a brutal assault that saw Israeli F-15I fighter jets drop dozens of munitions on the Hezbollah HQ in Beirut The site …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran's foreign minister vows 'definitive' retaliation against Israel
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran's foreign minister vows 'definitive' retaliation against Israel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We do not fear escalation, …

Analysis: Why an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a bad idea
8 months ago

Analysis: Why an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is a bad idea

Al Jazeera  

A direct Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear sites would yield little while risking too much. pic.twitter.com/4F7pAlNjWM — IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ April 19, 2024 He also suggested it would be “likely and imaginable” for Iran to reconsider pursuing a nuclear weapon if its nuclear facilities were targeted. Friday’s attack was close to Natanz, and Israel has successfully …

China, Iran, Arab nations condemn Israeli minister's statement about dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

China, Iran, Arab nations condemn Israeli minister's statement about dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza

The Hindu  

China, Iran and a multitude of Arab nations condemned an Israeli minister’s statement that a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was an option in the Israel-Hamas war, calling it a threat to the world. At Monday’s long-planned opening of a United Nations conference whose goal is to establish a nuclear-free zone in West Asia, many Ambassadors expressed condemnations and …

Iran's president threatens to DESTROY Israel
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran's president threatens to DESTROY Israel

Daily Mail  

Iran's president has threatened to destroy Israel if it carries out military strikes on Tehran's nuclear program. In a rare news conference on Monday marking his first year in office, President Ebrahim Raisi said if Israel decides to carry out its threats to destroy Iran's nuclear program, 'they will see if anything from the Zionist regime will remain or not.' …

Iran says it foiled Israel-linked attacks on ‘sensitive’ sites
2 years, 5 months ago

Iran says it foiled Israel-linked attacks on ‘sensitive’ sites

Al Jazeera  

Iran has long accused Israel of carrying out attacks against its nuclear sites and assassinations of key figures. Iran’s intelligence ministry has announced the arrest of a network of agents linked to Israel’s Mossad who entered Iran to carry out attacks against “sensitive” sites, state media reported. The announcement by Iran’s intelligence ministry came amid heightening tensions with regional rival …

Iran orders US to pay $4 billion in compensation for nuclear scientists killed in targeted attacks
2 years, 6 months ago

Iran orders US to pay $4 billion in compensation for nuclear scientists killed in targeted attacks

India TV News  

Highlights Iran ordered US govt to pay $4 billion to families of nuclear scientist killed in targeted attacks Court mentioned Israel saying US supported “Zionist regime” in its “organized crime” against victims Families of 3 nuclear scientists who had been killed in targeted slayings filed lawsuit in Tehran A court in Iran on Thursday ordered the United States government to …

Iran’s nuclear chief questions IAEA impartiality as censure looms
2 years, 6 months ago

Iran’s nuclear chief questions IAEA impartiality as censure looms

Al Jazeera  

Iranian official tells Al Jazeera the world’s atomic watchdog and its director are acting under political pressure. “How is it possible that confidential reports of an international organisation are published in the media even before the official recipients read them?” he said in reference to IAEA reports detailing Iran’s nuclear programme that are regularly leaked to Western media. Eslami also …

Iran says it gave long-sought answers to UN atomic watchdog
2 years, 8 months ago

Iran says it gave long-sought answers to UN atomic watchdog

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Wednesday said it supplied the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog with documents explaining the discovery of suspect enriched uranium traces, state media reported, the first acknowledgement from Tehran that it had answered the agency’s long-standing demands. The head of Iran’s civilian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said Iran sent the requested explanations on March 20 about …

Iran says several arrested in nuclear facility sabotage plot
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran says several arrested in nuclear facility sabotage plot

The Hindu  

Iranian state television reported Monday that the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard arrested members of a “network" working for Israel that planned to sabotage Iran’s major underground nuclear facility at Fordo. The TV report came as months long negotiations in Vienna aimed at restoring Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers went on what their European hosts described as “a pause" after …

Iran says Israeli ‘sabotage’ on Fordow nuclear plant foiled
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran says Israeli ‘sabotage’ on Fordow nuclear plant foiled

Al Jazeera  

Since 2020, Iran has accused Israel of orchestrating two sabotage attacks on its nuclear facilities and of assassinating a nuclear scientist. Tehran, Iran – Iranian state television has aired a report claiming that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps foiled an imminent Israeli plot to “sabotage” the Fordow uranium enrichment plant. ‘Nuclear terrorism’ A year after former US President Donald Trump …

Iran: ‘Sabotage attack’ on civilian nuclear center thwarted
3 years, 6 months ago

Iran: ‘Sabotage attack’ on civilian nuclear center thwarted

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have thwarted what they called a “sabotage attack” targeting a civilian nuclear facility near the country’s capital, state TV reported Wednesday, as details about the incident remained scarce. There are two sites associated with Iran’s nuclear program known to be in the area, including the Karaj Agricultural and Medical Research Center. Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization …

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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. The comments by Yossi Cohen, speaking to Israel’s Channel 12 investigative program “Uvda” in a segment aired Thursday night, offered an extraordinary debriefing by the head of …

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets
3 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel attacked Iran nuclear assets

India Today  

The outgoing chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear program and a military scientist. The comments by Yossi Cohen, speaking to Israel’s Channel 12 investigative program “Uvda” in a segment aired Thursday night, offered an extraordinary debriefing by the head of the typically secretive agency in …

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran blamed Israel on Monday for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges — sabotage that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal and brings a shadow war between the two countries into the light. While the nature of the attack and the extent of the damage at Natanz …

Iran blames Israel for nuclear plant outage, pledges revenge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for nuclear plant outage, pledges revenge

The Hindu  

Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges and vowed it would take “revenge”. While the extent of the damage at Natanz remains unclear, a former Iranian official said the assault set off a fire while a spokesman mentioned a “possible minor explosion.” The attack also further strains relations …

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site, warns of revenge
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site, warns of revenge

Firstpost  

Dubai: Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges it uses to enrich uranium, warning that it would avenge the assault. Sunday’s assault and Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh’s comments blaming Israel could imperil ongoing talks in Vienna with world powers about saving a tattered accord aimed at curbing Iran’s …

Iran warns Israel it will take revenge after sabotage attack on Natanz nuclear facility
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran warns Israel it will take revenge after sabotage attack on Natanz nuclear facility

ABC  

Iran has blamed Israel for a sabotage attack that damaged centrifuges used to enrich uranium at its underground Natanz nuclear facility, warning it would take revenge for the assault. Key points: The event was initially described as a blackout caused by the electrical grid feeding its above-ground workshops and underground enrichment halls The incident took place a day after Tehran …

Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’
3 years, 8 months ago

Iran calls Natanz atomic site blackout ‘nuclear terrorism’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. Iran also blamed Israel for the November killing of a scientist who began the country’s military nuclear program decades earlier. “It’s hard …

Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
3 years, 9 months ago

Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show. What “the Israeli government is doing at this secret nuclear weapons plant is something for the Israeli government to come …

Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West
3 years, 10 months ago

Iran may pursue nuclear weapon, intel minister warns West

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s intelligence minister warned the West that his country could push for a nuclear weapon if crippling international sanctions on Tehran remain in place, state television reported Tuesday. Israel has long accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons, and the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and world powers put strict limits on Iranian nuclear activities to …

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

Iran president says Israel was behind killing of scientist
4 years 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 …

What is Israel’s secret weapon against Iran?
4 years ago

What is Israel’s secret weapon against Iran?

Al Jazeera  

There is much reason to believe, but obviously no hard evidence to prove, that Israel is behind the most recent assassination of yet another high-ranking Iranian scientist. There is not much mystery surrounding this cowardly operation: we have the Israeli-US intelligence, Saudi-Emirati finances, and the sleeper cells of the treacherous Mojahedin-e-Khalq – the exiled Iranian terrorist outfit – operatives inside …

Iran accuses West of backing Israel on scientist assassination
4 years ago

Iran accuses West of backing Israel on scientist assassination

Al Jazeera  

Iranian foreign minister calls on Gulf neighbours to engage with Tehran to fight ‘Israeli terrorism’ in the region. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused Israel of killing its top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh amid the silence and complicity of the West and also called on Iran’s Gulf neighbours not to support Israel against Iran. Why is Israel committing …

Iran’s Zarif warns of ‘misinformation’ over scientist’s killing
4 years 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 …

Past and present: Israel’s targeting of Iran nuclear aspirations
4 years 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 says weapon used to kill top nuclear scientist was ‘made in Israel’
4 years ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran has claimed that the …

Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotely
4 years ago

Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotely

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — A top Iranian security official on 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 comment at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, where Iran’s defense minister separately vowed to continue …

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

Iran accuses Israel of using 'electronic devices' to remotely kill top nuclear scientist
4 years ago

Iran accuses Israel of using 'electronic devices' to remotely kill top nuclear scientist

India TV News  

A top Iranian security official on 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 comment at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, where Iran's defense minister separately vowed to continue the man’s work …

Iranian official accuses Israel of killing Fakhrizadeh remotely
4 years 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 says Israel killed nuclear scientist remotely with ‘electronic devices’
4 years 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 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 …

Iran buries slain nuclear scientist, promises retaliation
4 years 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 …

Assassination and its aftermath
4 years 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 …

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

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
4 years 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 …

Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of killing top Iran scientist
4 years 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 …

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

Iran Says 'Serious Indications of Israeli Role' in Assassination of Prominent Nuclear Scientist
4 years ago

Iran Says 'Serious Indications of Israeli Role' in Assassination of Prominent Nuclear Scientist

News 18  

Iran said one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was assassinated on Friday in an attack on his car outside Tehran that it accused arch foe Israel of being behind. The scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “seriously wounded” when assailants targeted his car before being engaged in a gunfight with his security team, Iran’s defence ministry said in a statement. Fakhrizadeh, …

Iranian Nuclear Scientist Suspected of Leading Covert Atomic Bomb Programme Assassinated
4 years 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 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 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 …

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