Assassination Rocks Iran, 'Serious Indications of Israeli Role'

Police officers stand outside Iran's parliament building following an attack by several gunmen on June 7, 2017, in Tehran. (Majid Saeedi / Getty Images)

By Cameron Arcand

Published November 27, 2020 at 11:47am

Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated near Tehran on Friday, according to state media.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is blaming Israel for the assassination, as Fakhrizadeh has been a major target by Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, for many years.

“Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice — with serious indications of Israeli role — shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators,” Zarif tweeted. “Iran calls on int’l community — and especially EU — to end their shameful double standards & condemn this act of state terror.”

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