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Iran believes Israel and an opposition group in exile used remote control weapons to assassinate prominent nuclear scientist Mohsen Fahrizadeh on Friday.
Speaking at Mohsen Fahrizadeh’s funeral, Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Samkhani said those who attacked the Iranian scientist “used electronic equipment” and were not present at the scene. He did not provide further details. Iran’s Defense Ministry had initially said that Fakhrizadeh had been killed by gunmen who attacked his car. Israel has not commented on the allegations. Mohsen Fahrizadeh played a key role in Iran’s nuclear program in early 2000 and was recently accused by Israel of continuing to covertly help develop a nuclear weapon. Iran insists its nuclear activities are peaceful.
Mohsen Fahrizadeh was buried at the Iranian Defense Ministry in Tehran and a few kilometers north. Iranian state television showed images of the coffin being carried by high-ranking and uniformed officials. The tribute was paid by Information Minister Mahmoud Alawi, the Revolutionary Guard commander, General Hossein Salami, and the head of Iran’s nuclear program, Ali Akbar Salahi. For his part, Vice Admiral Ali Samkhani said at the ceremony that Iranian intelligence and security services were aware of the plot to assassinate Fajrizadeh and had even predicted where the attack could take place.
“Necessary improvements had been made for their security,” he said, adding that the enemy had used “completely new” and “specialized” methods that “unfortunately, were successful.” He also spoke of a very complex mission in which electronic equipment was used. No one was present on stage. According to him, there is “some evidence” about the identity of the perpetrators and some members of Mojahedin-e Khalq, an exiled Iranian opposition group, participated “definitely”, along with the “Zionist regime and Mossad”, a reference to Israel. and his information service.
The comments came a day after Iran’s FARS news agency, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guard, said that Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had been killed by a “remote control weapon.” Arabic television Al Alam reported that the weapons used in the attack were “controlled by satellite.” Speaking at Fahrizadeh’s funeral, the country’s Defense Minister Amir Khatami reiterated Iran’s intention to avenge the killing. “The enemy knows it and I, as a soldier, tell them that no crime, no terrorist act, no stupid act will go unanswered by the people of Iran.”
Speaking on Monday, Israeli Information Minister Eli Cohen said he did not know who was responsible for the scientist’s murder. Iran has also accused Israel of killing nuclear scientists between 2010 and 2012.
With information from BBC
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