December 5 According to Israeli media reports, in an interview broadcast by the Iranian media on the 4th, the sons of the assassinated senior Iranian nuclear scientist Fakrizad said that their father was shot four or five times on the day of assassination, while the mother sitting next to him was not shot. They also said that the security team had warned Fakrizad not to go out that day, but the nuclear scientist chose to go out in the end.
According to the Israel Times on the 5th, in an interview broadcast on Iran’s IRIB news channel on the 4th, Fakrizad’s two sons said that the assassination “really like a war”. It is reported that during the assassination, the wife of the nuclear scientist was beside him, but she was not shot. One of Fakrizard’s sons mentioned: “My father was shot four or five times.”
It is reported that they also revealed that Fakrizad’s security team had warned him not to go out on the day of the assassination, but he still chose to go out for a meeting.
On November 27th local time, Iran’s senior nuclear scientist Fakrizad was attacked near the capital Tehran and died after unsuccessful rescue. On the 28th, Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei tweeted a strong condemnation of the killing of Fakrizad and called for “clear punishment” for those who killed him. On the 30th, the Iranian side held a funeral for Fakrizad, attended by Iranian Defense Minister and other senior officials.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Sham Hani said on the 30th that Iran’s enemies have been seeking to assassinate Fakrizad for the past 20 years, and said that the country’s intelligence system “precisely predicted the possibility of an attack on the nuclear scientist and the possible location of the incident”, but this time did not take into account. severity, as the frequency of reports of possible attacks over 20 years.
