DUBAI: An Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s disbanded military nuclear program was killed on Friday (Saturday in Manila) in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran, authorities said.

Tehran : A handout picture provided by the Iranian Presidency on November 28, 2020, shows President Hassan Rouhani chairing a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran. Rouhani accused arch-foe Israel of trying to create "chaos" by assassinating one of Tehran's top nuclear scientists, but said his country will not fall into a "trap".AFP

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