TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A senior Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using electronic devices to assassinate a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks at the funeral of Mohsen …
Read More »Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Killed Iranian nuclear scientist shot dead with remote-controlled machine gun, news agency says
Top Iranian officials have blamed Israel, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Umani and others have vowed to take revenge for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the country’s chief nuclear scientist. There were conflicting accounts of Iranian news agencies about how the attack took place. According to a report published …
Read More »Saudi Arabia has demanded the release of women’s rights activists through European envoys
Hathlol appeared in Saudi court on Wednesday, as his trial was set to begin 900 days after pre-trial detention. In a statement sent to CNN by her family and supporters, the court instead referred the case to a special criminal court for terrorism and national security cases. “We are concerned …
Read More »Haifa strikes if Israel kills scientist
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – In an opinion piece published Sunday by a hard-line Iranian newspaper, Iran has called for an attack on the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel established a military nuclear program to assassinate the Islamic Republic in the early 2000s. . The hard-line Kayhan newspaper has …
Read More »Iran’s top leader vows revenge after apparent killing of nuclear scientist
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the face of Iran’s controversial nuclear program, was killed in a clear offensive in Tehran’s eastern district on Friday. Photos from the scene showed the car’s shattered windshield and blood on the road. “There are two things that people should put on their list: 1- to pursue atrocities …
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