According to the Iranian Ministry of Defense, on the afternoon of the 27th local time, armed terrorists attacked a vehicle carrying Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fahrizad. In the clash between his security team and terrorists, Fahrizad was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. According to Iranian state television, a terrorist has been arrested.
Iranian media exposed the details of the scientist’s assassination and the pictures of the car, the truck attracted explosives, and five militants fired machine guns.
According to the Iranian Ministry of Defense, on the afternoon of the 27th local time, armed terrorists attacked a vehicle carrying Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fahrizad. In the clash between his security team and terrorists, Fahrizad was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. According to Iranian state television, a terrorist has been arrested.
Iranian media exposed the details of the scientist’s assassination and the pictures of the car, the truck attracted explosives, and five militants fired machine guns.
After the attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said that Israel, Iran’s biggest enemy, may have participated in the killing of Fahrizad. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office has not commented on the attack.
Foreign media reports pointed out that Netanyahu said at a press conference that “remember the name [Fahrizad]”, and Israel has long been suspected of carrying out a series of targeted killings of Iranian nuclear scientists nearly a decade ago.
According to the report, Western countries have long described Fahrizad as the leader of a secret nuclear weapons program, believing that he led Iran’s “Amad” program. Israel and Western countries call it a military operation to study the feasibility of manufacturing nuclear weapons in Iran.
The plan was suspended in 2003, and Israel and the United States accused Iran of trying to recover secretly. Tehran has long insisted that its nuclear program is peaceful.
Senior Iranian officials vowed to take revenge with thunder
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said that Israel may have participated in the killing of Fahrizad, a famous Iranian nuclear scientist, on Friday, which showed the eager belligerence of the perpetrators. Iran calls on the international community, especially the European Union, to end their shameful double standards and condemns terrorist acts in this country.
Hossein Dehghan, the military adviser to Iran’s top leader Khamenei, said in a tweet that he vowed to fight the killers who killed nuclear scientists.” We will use thunder to fight against the murderers of the oppressed martyr and will make them regret their actions!”
“Assassination of nuclear scientists is the most violent countermeasure that prevents us from reaching modern science,” said Hussein Salami, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Updated Nov 28 2020
The nuclear physicist was assassinated, and Iran said: Israel did it! Also warn the United States!
Iran’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed on November 27 that Iran’s senior nuclear physicist Muhsin Fakrizad was killed by an “armed terrorist”.
Iranian people from all walks of life expressed strong condemnation and pointed out that Israel was behind the scenes and claimed to be the real murderer. Launch the “Thunder Strike”
Details of Iranian nuclear physicist’s assassination scene exposed
According to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the assassination of Fakrizad took place at around 14:30 on November 27, local time. When Fakrizad’s car drove 60 kilometers northeast of Tehran, a Nissan pickup blew itself, and then someone shot.
One of Fakrizad’s bodyguards was hit by four bullets. Zade was also injured by the explosion and shooting and was rushed to the hospital by helicopter, but the rescue failed.
Iranian senior nuclear energy and missile scientist Mohsin Fakrizade is the head of the research and innovation organization of the Iranian Ministry of Defense. According to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, he is one of Iran’s highest-level scientists and has been included on the UN sanctions list.
It is understood that in 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced that UN investigators tried to inquire Iran’s main scientific researchers and military officials on Iran’s nuclear program, but this request was rejected by Iran. Among the list to be inquired by the United Nations is Fakrizade.
Iran strongly condemns Israel as the murderer
After Fakrizad’s death, Iranian military and politicians have expressed their views, pointing out that Israel is behind the scenes, strongly condemning this “cowardly act of national terrorism” and saying that they will launch a “thunder attack” against the murderer.
Iran’s Defense Minister Khatami said on social media that “the enemy cannot tolerate Iran having its own scientists. The successive assassinations of many Iranian scientists demonstrate the depth of the enemy’s hatred of Iran.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif also said on social media: “Terrorists killed an outstanding Iranian scientist. There are obvious signs of Israeli involvement in this incident. Iran calls on the international community, especially the European Union, to end double standards and condemn such national terrorist acts. .”
Hussein Degan, a military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei, stated that in the last period of its “gambler ally” rule, Israel wants to increase the pressure on Iran to launch a full-scale war; Iran is always vigilant and will attack the murderer. “Thunder Strike” makes them regret their actions.
According to public opinion analysis, the “gambler’s allies” mentioned by Degan refers to the current US government.
According to Israeli media reports, four years ago, a diplomat from a Western country told the media that “if Iran chooses to be nuclearized, then Fakrizad can be called the “father of Iran’s nuclear bomb” .
In 2018, the Israeli intelligence agency “Mossad” obtained a detailed archive of Iran’s nuclear weapons program from an archive in Tehran. After reading the files, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “Remember the name Fakrizad.”
Iran sends a letter to the United Nations to warn the United States, Israel
Iran has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Guterres, stating that there are “clear signs that’Israel is responsible for the assassination of Muhsin Fakrizad’” . The Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations warned the United States and Israel to “do not take any risky actions” in the letter, stating that Iran reserves all means to defend the interests of its people and security.
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement through his spokesperson on November 27, local time, calling on all parties concerned to exercise restraint and avoid any actions that could escalate regional tensions.
The U.S. and Israel have not yet officially responded
Up to now, Israeli officials have not responded to the assassination of Fakrizad. The White House, the Pentagon, the U.S. State Department, and the Central Intelligence Agency also remained silent and did not make a formal official response.
Michael Mulroy, a senior official of the U.S. Department of Defense, said: “Muhsin Fakrizad is Iran’s top nuclear physicist, and his death will set back Iran’s nuclear program.” Mulroy also reminded those “Countries that may be retaliated by Iran raise their security alert level.”
In addition, according to Reuters, a U.S. official revealed earlier this month that U.S. President Trump had previously asked his military advisers to come up with a version of a military strike against Iran, but Trump abandoned this plan.
Iran has accused Israel and the United States of assassinating several Iranian scientists
Between 2010 and 2012, four Iranian scientists were assassinated.
On January 12, 2010, the nuclear physicist Masood Ali Mohammedi of Tehran University in Iran was killed in a motorcycle bomb explosion. Subsequently, the Iranian government arrested an Iranian murderer named Jamali Fash and sentenced him to death. Iranian media reported that Fash confessed that he had received funding from Israeli agents.
On November 29, 2010, Iranian Atomic Energy Organization nuclear physicist Majid Shariari was killed by a bomb installed on his car by the murderer.
On July 23, 2011, Iranian nuclear physicist Darioshe Rezai Nejad was shot and killed at his home. After the assassination, Larijani, the spokesman of the Iranian Parliament at the time, said that the United States and Israel planned the murder, but the United States denied it.
On January 11, 2012, a car explosion occurred in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Iranian chemical expert Mustafa Ahmadi Roshan died on the spot. It is understood that Luo Shang worked for Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility and was responsible for procurement related to uranium enrichment.
The assassination was at a critical period of the Iranian nuclear issue. The Iranian side condemned Israel and the US intelligence agencies for jointly planning the assassination to prevent the advancement of Iran’s nuclear program.
However, the US denied it at the time and Israel declined to comment.
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Details disclosure! Fakrizad was shot dead by a long-range automatic machine gun.
On the evening of the 29th local time, the Iranian Fars News Agency revealed the details of the assassination of Fakrizad in its report.
According to the report, on the day of the incident, Fakrizad and his wife, escorted by three bodyguards, set out from Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, passing through the Absad region of Tehran Province.
At this time, a bodyguard vehicle left the convoy to check the safety of the destination. At this time, Fakrizad’s vehicle was hit by bullets.
He thought the sound was caused by a vehicle failure or other objects, so he walked out of the bulletproof car. Meanwhile, an automatic remote-controlled machine gun began firing from a Nissan car parked 150 meters away, and three bullets hit Fakrizad on the spot.
After being hit by bullets, the bodyguards around Fakrizad tried to protect him through a meat shield, and some bullets also hit the bodyguard. A moment later, the Nissan car exploded. Fakrizad was then taken to a hospital in Tehran, but died after unsuccessful rescue.
According to the Fars News Agency, the whole assassination lasted three minutes, and there was no man-factor at the scene of the assassination. The shooting was all completed by remotely controlled automatic weapons. Except for bodyguards, there were no casualties.
At present, the Iranian government has identified the owner of the Nissan car, but the person left Iran as early as October 29.
The assassination of an important Iranian nuclear physicist, Parliament raises the urgency of the “Anti-Sanctions Strategy Bill”
On the 29th local time, in response to the assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Fakrizad, the Iranian Parliament held a closed meeting on the same day and decided to raise the urgency of the previously formulated “Anti-Sanctions Strategy Act”.
According to the provisions of the Iranian Parliament, any bill is divided into three levels of urgency, of which the third level is the highest urgency. This time, the Iranian Parliament raised the urgency of the Anti-Sanctions Strategy Bill from level one to level two.
Some analysts believe that Iran’s move is aimed at reviving Iran’s nuclear program and is also Iran’s response to “extreme pressure” and severe sanctions against the United States.
It is understood that if the Anti-Sanctions Strategy Bill is finally passed, Iran will produce at least 120 kilograms of enriched uranium at 20% a year. In addition, Iran will take a number of measures such as expanding the number and scale of centrifuges and increasing the production capacity of enriched uranium.
After the meeting that day, some Iranian legislators were emotional and shouted slogans against the United States and Israel.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Kalibhav said that any Iranian statement about any desire to negotiate with the United States is sending a wrong signal that will make Iran mistaken for the weak, who will not be guaranteed, but will be more oppressed. Iran should avoid easily trusting or sending any weak response to the United States.
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Kalibhav: Unless Iran has a strong counterattack, the enemies of crime will not regret it. Relevant departments of all countries have the responsibility to translate this tragic loss into an opportunity to develop and thrive in different fields such as economy, security, national defense and nuclear energy. Iran should avoid credulously believing the United States or sending any weak signals to it.
