Iranian security official claims Israel killed nuclear scientist with ‘electronic devices’

By Tyler Van Dyke

Published November 30, 2020 2:21pm ET

Iranian security official claims Israel killed nuclear scientist with ‘electronic devices’ — Iran’s national security chief said the architect behind Iran’s military nuclear program, who was assassinated last week, was killed remotely by Israel through “electronic devices.” Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the allegation at the funeral of the murdered scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Often referred to as the Robert Oppenheimer of […]

Iran’s national security chief said the architect behind Iran’s military nuclear program, who was assassinated last week, was killed remotely by Israel through “electronic devices.”

Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the allegation at the funeral of the murdered scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Often referred to as the Robert Oppenheimer of Iran, the Fakhrizadeh was killed in Absard, to the east of Tehran, on Friday in broad daylight.