Iran bestows posthumous military honour on slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Iran’s supreme leer Ayatollah Ali Khamenei awarded prestigious Medal of Nasr, one of Iran's armed forces' highest medals to his slain nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizeh, Iran state news ncy IRNA confirmed. medal of hour was awarded to Fakhrizeh's family by General Baqeri, which carried signature of Supreme Leer of Islamic Revolution. Fakhrizeh was described as "a distinguished nuclear and defense scientist” by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who h earlier granted him martyrdom. 

"Major General Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Armed Forces, visited house of martyred scientist Mohsen Fakhrizeh this morning. He met with family of martyr and presented first-class Order of Nasr medal, which h been granted and signed by Supreme Leer," a press release published on Khamenei’s site re. Furrmore, Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Major General Mohamm Bagheri reportedly said that decoration was meant for hourable servicemen who defended Islamic revolution, Iran’s territorial integrity and independence, and served in line of duty.

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Iran h earlier awarded assassinated nuclear scientist martyr status as his mortal remains were brought for  funeral ceremony in an outdoor area of defence ministry. Khamenei h sworn a "definitive punishment" for perpetrators as he condemned brutal mercenaries for carrying out high profile military assassination.

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Iran me 'arrests'

Earlier this week, an viser to Iranian parliament speaker, Hossein Amir Abdollahian claimed that Iran h me arrests in connection with Fakhrizeh assassination. Abdollahian said in a televised dress on Iran’s Arabic-langu Al-Alam TV that perpetrators of assassination, some of whom have been identified and even arrested by security services, will t escape justice.

Dubbed as founder of Iran’s nuclear program in 2000s, Fakhrizeh is reported to have held discreet information and security details of 11 guards when he was shot at with a satellite-controlled machine gun outfitted with "artificial intelligence” on a highway near Tehran.

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