TEHRAN – Many Iranian scientists working in the nuclear sector have been killed over the past decade in targeted attacks blamed by Tehran on Israel, with the latest slaying coming on Friday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there were “serious indications of an Israeli role” in Friday’s assassination of one of its most prominent nuclear scientists. He was identified by the defense ministry as Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who headed its research and innovation organization.
Several leaders and official media in Iran quickly blamed the attack on Israeli and US intelligence services.
Tehran had the previous month accused the US and Israel of kidnapping nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri who disappeared in May 2010. (AFP)
