Mohsen Fakhrizadeh commonly referred to as the ‘father of Iran’s nuclear bomb’ was assassinated outside of Tehran Friday in what is being described by Iranian officials as an act of terrorism perpetrated by Israel and the United States.
Fakhrizadeh, a Brigadier General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a professor of physics was the chief scientist behind Iran’s secret program to build a nuclear bomb.
Fakhrizadeh’s convoy came under attack Friday afternoon as it entered the city of Absurd, east of Tehran.
The attackers reportedly detonated a car bomb and fired automatic weapons against the vehicles ultimately killing Fakhrizadeh.
After the assassination, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Jarad Zarif went to Twitter to accuse Israel of possibly having a role in the assassination.
“Terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today. This cowardice—with serious indications of Israeli role—shows desperate warmongering of perpetrators,” Zarif stated.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also accused Israel of having a role.
“Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance and the Zionist mercenaries were stained with the blood of an Iranian son,” Rouhani stated.
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