Big jolt to Iran's plan to develop nuclear bomb as just before ceasefire Israel succeeded in…
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Big jolt to Iran's plan to develop nuclear bomb as just before ceasefire Israel succeeded in…
Big jolt to Iran's plan to develop nuclear bomb as just before ceasefire Israel succeeded in…
He was a key figure in Iran's nuclear weapons programme.
New Delhi: Iran has admitted to serious damage to its nuclear facilities in the US attack during the war with Israel last month. But Iran suffered a huge loss in this war, which is a big blow to its dream of making a nuclear bomb. This loss happened just hours before the end of the war, when Israel killed an Iranian nuclear scientist in a missile attack, who was responsible for developing the explosive core of the nuclear weapon. Iran International has given this information in its report.
When did it happen?
According to the report, nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sadighi was targeted by three missiles less than three hours before the ceasefire began. The report describes Reza Sadighi as Iran's hope of acquiring a nuclear bomb. Explosive expert Reza Sadighi involved in Iran's secret nuclear project was targeted on the first day of the war, but he survived during that time. He was killed in the town of Astaneh Ashrafiyeh in Gilan province, northwest of Tehran, on the last day before the ceasefire began.
Identity was hidden from even his family
The report states that Sadighi's work was kept completely hidden and he was publicly presented as a researcher who was involved in the development of an Iranian COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Ministry of Defense. In this way his role in Iran's military nuclear program was hidden. Interestingly, even his family was not aware of his real work.
Was killed along with wife and children
Sadighi was a key figure in Iran's nuclear weapons program and was involved in explosive research since 1990. On June 13, Israel killed 9 Iranian nuclear scientists and experts on the first day of its attack on Iran. Sadighi survived the attack. However, his 17-year-old son was killed. The Israeli army fired three missiles targeting his residence at 1:07 am on June 23, in the last few hours before the ceasefire. Sadighi along with his children, wife and 15 others including his family were killed in this attack.
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