Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Members of the Iranian armed forces pray around the coffin of slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during the burial ceremony in Tehran, on Nov. 30. HAMED MALEKPOUR/TASNIM NEWS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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Iran says scientist killed by satellite-controlled machine gun

The machine gun was mounted on a Nissan pickup and “focused only on martyr Fakhrizadeh’s face in a way that his wife, despite being only 25 centimetres (10 inches) away, was not shot”

Members of the Iranian armed forces pray around the coffin of slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during the burial ceremony in Tehran, on Nov. 30. HAMED MALEKPOUR/TASNIM NEWS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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How will Iran react to another high-profile assassination?

The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
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Draft bill hardening Iran's nuclear stance clears first hurdle in parliament

A protester holds a picture of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, during a demonstration against his killing in Tehran, Iran, November 28, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iranian TV says weapon used in scientist's killing was made in Israel

In this picture released by the Iranian Defense Ministry and taken on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, caretakers from the Imam Reza holy shrine, carry the flag draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist linked to the country's disbanded military nuclear program, who was killed on Friday, during a funeral ceremony in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran. An opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper has suggested that Iran must attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of a scientist. Photo: Iranian Defense Ministry via AP
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Iran holds funeral for slain military nuclear scientist

Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is seen in Iran, in this undated photo. Official Khamenei Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
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Assassinated Iranian scientist shot with remote-controlled gun: Fars

Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is seen in Iran, in this undated photo. Official Khamenei Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
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UAE, Jordan denounce killing of top Iranian scientist

Iranian hardline media called on Sunday for a tough revenge. Photo: Reuters
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Iran to give a 'calculated' response to nuclear scientist killing, says official

A protester holds a picture of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, during a demonstration against his killing in Tehran, Iran, November 28, 2020. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iranian scientist killing could undercut Biden’s diplomatic options

Prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is seen in Iran, in this undated photo. Official Khamenei Website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
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Turkey first to condemn killing of top Iranian scientist

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo
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How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?

A group of protesters burn pictures of the US President Donald Trump, top, and the President-elect Joe Biden in a gathering in front of Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, a day after the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh an Iranian scientist linked to the country's nuclear program by unknown assailants near Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands by a screen with an image of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during a news conference at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 30, 2018. Picture taken April 30, 2018. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen/File Photo
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Iran's top nuclear scientist stayed in shadows but his work was uncovered