It won't slow us: Iran's Rouhani calls out 'usurper' Israel for scientist's assassination

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has accused Israel of killing Mohsen Fakhrizeh, a top nuclear scientist long suspected by West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme, state TV reported on vember 28. Calling it a “terrorist and desperate” act, Shiite leer asserted that once again, “evil hands of global arrogance” have been strained with blood of “mercenary usurper Zionist regime”. Furrmore, he said that Fakhrizeh’s “martyrdom” reminded depth of “enemies' malice and grudge”.

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“ assassination of martyr [Mohsen] Fakhrizeh shows our enemies’ despair and depth of ir hatred … His martyrdom will t slow down our achievements,” CGTN  reported citing a Rouhani’s statement.

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In aftermath, President Rouhani also said that heius assassination would t disrupt will of youth and scientists to follow path of accelerated scientific growth and conquer peaks of pride, inste it has me m even more “determined to continue path of this precious martyr”.

Mohsen Fakhrizeh's assasination

Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizeh was murdered in outskirts of capital city Tehran after gunmen attacked his car on Friday, vember 27. According to Associated Press, attack took place in Absard, a vill that is considered a retreat for Iranian elite. Islamic Republic's state media reported that minutes before Fakhrizeh was ambushed, a truck ridden with explosives blew up near his car, forcing his sedan to stop. reports ded that at least five gunmen n emerged and started firing at Fakhrizeh's car continuously, killing scientist and his bodyguard.  

Meanwhile, an viser to Iran’s supreme leer, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, h vowed retaliation. “We will strike as thunder at killers of this oppressed martyr and will make m regret ir action,” tweeted Hossein Dehghan. Iranian Foreign Minister Jav Zarif has also blamed Israel for killing as he called on international community, especially European Union for ir "shameful double standards" in t condemning act of "state terror".

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