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On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the State of Israel of assassinating nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the Defense Ministry’s Research and Innovation Organization and the “father of the Iranian nuclear program,” as Tel Aviv describes it. Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif on Twitter pointed an accusing finger at the Jewish state, speaking of “serious indications” of its role in the assassination. The New York Times quoted a US official and intelligence officials as saying that Israel “is behind the attack on the world.”
On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused Israel of the murder of the prominent nuclear scientist. Mohsen FakhrizadehAnd acting as an “agent” of “global arrogance”, a phrase often used to denote the United States, in a statement posted on the website of the Iranian presidency.
“Once again, the hands of global arrogance and its agent from the Zionist entity were stained with the blood of one of the sons of the Islamic Republic,” Rouhani said, describing him as “rational and grand.” The president was deemed assassinated Fakhrizadeh Like a “great loss”.
On Friday, the Iranian Defense Ministry announced the death of Fakhri Zadeh from his injuries shortly after he was targeted by “terrorist elements.” He explained that he was “seriously injured” after his car was attacked by attackers who were fired upon with their bodyguards and “died” in hospital despite attempts to resuscitate him. The operation took place in the city of Absard in Damavand province, east of Tehran.
Intervention by Leila Odeh, France 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, on the murder of Fakhrizadeh
Shortly after confirming Fakhrizadeh’s death, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Twitter, pointed an accusing finger at the Jewish state, speaking of “serious indications” of his role in the murder.
Fakhrizadeh is considered one of the foremost Iranian scholars in his field, and was head of the Department of Research and Innovation Organization at the Ministry of Defense.
The US State Department placed his name on the sanctions list in 2008 for “activities and operations that contributed to the development of Iran’s nuclear program,” and Israel previously accused him of backing the “military” nuclear program, which Iran denies. his existence.
Rouhani said: “This heinous terrorist incident is the result of the inability of the most staunch enemies of the Iranian people in the face of the scientific movement, the capabilities of this great people and their repeated defeats in the region and other political fields worldwide.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously described Fakhrizadeh as “the father of the Iranian military nuclear program.” On Friday, his spokesman declined to comment on the killing. But the “New York Times” newspaper quoted a US official and intelligence officials that Israel “is behind the attack on the scientist.”
The assassination came about two months before US President-elect Joe Biden took office, and it was he who promised to “turn the tide” of his outgoing predecessor, Donald Trump, with Iran. The latter adopted a policy of “maximum pressure” against Tehran, which included, in particular, the unilateral withdrawal in 2018 of the agreement on its nuclear program and the re-imposition of tough economic sanctions.
France 24 / AFP
