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Foreign Minister Dominic Raab has said he is concerned about the situation in Iran and the wider region after the assassination of one of the country’s leading nuclear scientists.
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh died in hospital after gunmen shot her car near Tehran, in ambush IranThe president has blamed Israel.
Mr Raab told Sky’s Sophy Ridge program on Sunday: “We are concerned about the situation in Iran and the region in general. We want to see a decrease in tensions.”
“We are still waiting to see the full facts of what happened in Iran, but I would say that we abide by the rule of international humanitarian law, which is very clear against civilians.”
Foreign Minister Dominic Raab was asked about the tensions in Iran at Sophy Ridge on Sunday.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has asked for the “definitive punishment” of those behind the assassination and Israeli embassies around the world have been put on high alert.
Israel has long alleged that Fakhrizadeh had run a military nuclear program in the early 2000s, but the country declined to comment following Friday’s assassination.
In Iran, an opinion piece published by the hardline newspaper Kayhan suggested that Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carries out the assassination.
The newspaper has long advocated aggressive retaliation against Israel, but this time it called for an assault that would destroy the facilities and cause “heavy casualties.”
When Mr. Raab was asked if he thought Israel might have a case to answer, he said: “I have no idea. I don’t have any of the facts that allow me to answer that question at this time.”
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When asked if Fakhrizadeh’s death had made Iran “a safer place,” Raab said: “I think it’s very difficult to say because there will be other scientists.
“But just until Christmas, I will meet with my colleagues, also with Iran if they are willing to enter the tent, to make sure we hold them accountable, but also to try to find a peaceful path.”
On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the scientist’s death will not restrict Iran’s nuclear program.
“Our people are wiser than falling into the trap of the Zionist regime (Israel) … Iran He will surely respond to the martyrdom of our scientist in due course, “he added.
