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On Monday, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the scientist who founded Iran’s military nuclear program.
Shamkhani made the remarks at Fakhrizadeh’s funeral, while the Iranian defense minister vowed to continue the man’s work “with great speed and strength.”
Shamkhani’s remarks radically changed the story of Fakhrizadeh’s assassination on Friday. Authorities initially said a truck had exploded and then gunmen shot and killed the scientist. “Unfortunately the process was very complicated and it was carried out with electronic devices,” Shamkhani told state television. “There was no one at the site,” he added.
Shamkhani accused the Mossad of assassinating Fakhrizadeh with the help of the MEK. He said: “The Iranian security services were aware of the possibility that scientist Fakhrizadeh was exposed to an assassination attempt, at the place where he was killed, but they did not take the matter seriously, due to frequent news they had during the last twenty years about his assassination plans. ” He said: “We worked to strengthen the protection of Fakhrizadeh, but the enemy carried out the assassination through a new, professional and specialized method.”
The official English-language Press TV had previously reported that a weapon was found at the attack site with “the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry.” While Al-Alam TV said that the weapons used were “controlled by satellites.”
The funeral ceremony took place on Monday in an external part of the Iranian Defense Ministry in Tehran, with the participation of officials including the commander of the Revolutionary Guard, General Hossein Salami, the commander of the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard. , General Ismail Qaani, the director of the civilian nuclear program Ali Akbar Sahi, and the Minister of Intelligence Mahmoud Alawi.
Defense Minister Amir Hatami said Fakhrizadeh’s assassination would make Iranians “more united and more determined.” He added: “To continue on his way, we will continue faster and with greater force.”
Hatami also criticized countries that did not condemn Fakhrizadeh’s assassination, warning: “Such terrorism will one day follow.” He described the US nuclear arsenal and the nuclear bomb arsenal, which Israel has long suspected of possessing: “the gravest threat to humanity.”
In context, the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, quoting Iranian journalist Muhammad Al-Ahwazi, revealed what he said were “remarkable details” about the detailed plan to assassinate Fakhrizadeh. She said 12 highly trained assassins shot her in her car after an explosion in the city of Absard, east of Tehran.
The assassins, including a pair of snipers, were part of a group of 62 conspirators, the remaining 50 were in charge of logistical support, according to the newspaper.
Ahwazi said the attack was planned at a roundabout in Absard, at the foot of a tree-lined street that enters the city. The team was watching Fakhrizadeh, knowing that he would drive from Tehran to Absard on Friday.
A Hyundai Santa Fe, with four passengers, four motorcycles and two snipers on board, awaited Fakhri Zadeh at the scene of the ambush, along with an explosive Nissan pickup. Al-Ahwazi said that half an hour before the arrival of Fakhrizadeh’s convoy, consisting of three armored cars, power was cut off in the area. The equipment was in place when the first car passed the rotor.
When the third car passed, the truck exploded, damaging power poles and transmitters. As for the second car, which was carrying Fakhrizadeh, it was shot by 12 assassins, including two snipers.
Gunmen from the assassination squad fired at the cars and an intense exchange of gunfire ensued, according to “Sepah Sybari,” a social media channel affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
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