Several persons involved in the murder of a nuclear physicist and Deputy Defense Minister Mohsen Fakhrizadeh were detained in Iran. The Assistant to the Chairman of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced this on the air of Al-Alam TV channel. His words are reported by RIA Novosti .
“The persons who participated in the execution of this murder, some of whom were identified and even detained by our security services, will not escape justice,” the parliamentarian stressed.
November 27 it became known that Fakhrizade became a victim of terrorists. At the scene of the attack, a suicide bomber was first blown up, and then the car, where the scientist and his guards were, was fired upon. The deputy head military department died in hospital from severe injuries.
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the incident. US intelligence officers linked the assassination of a nuclear physicist with the plans of a US presidential candidate Joe Biden to restore relations with Tehran and sign a new agreement on the nuclear program. p >