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Iran accuses Israel, US in assassination of nuclear scientist, vows revenge

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the head of research and innovation at Iran's Ministry of Defense and widely seen as having a major role in the country's nuclear program

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Arsalan Shahla and Patrick Sykes | Bloomberg

5 min read Last Updated : Nov 28 2020 | 8:03 AM IST

Iran accused Israel and the U.S. of being 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.

Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the head of research and innovation at Iran’s Ministry of Defense and widely seen as having a major role in the country’s nuclear program. He was killed close to the Damavand campus of Islamic Azad University, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) east of central Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news reported.

“Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice

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