Mohsen Fakhrizada, head of the Iranian Defense Ministry's research department, has been killed in an assassination attempt. According to Iranian media, Mohsen Fakhrizada was seriously injured in a terrorist attack near Tehran and succumbed to his injuries in a hospital.
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Famous Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizada was killed in an assassination attempt
Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif has said that there is strong evidence of Israeli involvement in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhri.
There was no immediate reaction from Israel to Mohsen Fakhrizada's death.
However, in May 2018, the Israeli Prime Minister mentioned the role of Mohsen Fakhrizada in the Iranian nuclear program.
Israel has in the past been blamed for killing Iranian nuclear scientists
American media say that Mohsen Fakhrizada was the soul of Iran's nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif has said that Iran strongly condemns the terrorist attack. The international community, especially the European Union, should end the shameful double standards.
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Terrorists have killed a prominent Iranian scientist, he said. This cowardly act shows the militant intentions of the killers.
Iran's Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif has slammed Israel for its harsh response to the assassination of key nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizada, saying the cowardly act was a provocation and that the killers would regret it.
According to the details, in a tweet on the micro-blogging website, Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif said, "Terrorists have killed a prominent Iranian scientist, in this cowardly (action) which contains indications of Israel's role." It seems that the perpetrators are desperate for war. In his statement, Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif further said that the killers of Mohsen Fakhrizada will repent, cowardly act is a provocative act.
He called on the international community and the European Union to end their double standards and condemn terrorism. Iranian scientists are also not acceptable to enemies.
Mohsen Fakhrizada was a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist. According to an important document obtained by Israel in 2018, he was the head of the nuclear weapons program. In May 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu specifically mentioned Fakhrzada's name in his speech on Iran's nuclear program.