The assassination of the head of the Iranian nuclear program, Muhsan Fahrizadeh, which took place last November, was carried out using a ton of weapons smuggled into the country in parts, in the Mossad’s activities, the British Jewish newspaper The Jewish Chronicle reported tonight (Wednesday to Thursday).
According to intelligence sources, more than 20 agents, including those with Israeli and Iranian citizenship, took part in the assassination operation, but the plan was implemented after about eight months of surveillance. Iranian media reported that Fahrizadeh died at a hospital in the country after armed assassins shot him while he was sitting in his car. But shortly after the assassination, Iran pointed an accusing finger at Israel.
The coffin of the Iranian scientist who was killed by Farhizada is brought to Tehran (Photo: Reuters)
It was also reported that the institution transferred the automatic weapon in a Nissan truck. “The weapon, which was activated remotely based on observations of the target, was very heavy because it contained a bomb that destroyed any trace of it after the assassination,” it was reported. Israel is behind the attack without American involvement. It was alleged, however, that it had warned senior officials in the United States in advance. Also, according to a newspaper report, Israel is behind the attack without American involvement, Although it was alleged that she had alerted senior officials in the United States in advance.
Israeli officials declined to comment on the assassination, but last night a government spokesman responded to the report and clarified: “We never respond to such matters. There has been no change in our position.”
Fahrizadeh, 59, is considered by the West to be the brightest man behind the development of the Iranian nuclear bomb. Intelligence agencies have described him for years as the mysterious leader of the nuclear program that was halted in 2003. According to the report, Iran estimated that the assassination of Fahrizadeh “extended the time required for the bomb from three and a half months to two years.”