Tag: nuclear scientist

The special security force will be tasked with protecting sensitive installations and high-profile individuals from attack.

A senior Israeli official is quoted as saying that Fakhrizadeh was one of Israel’s worst enemies, and without him, Iran would not have achieved what it did in the realm of long-range ballistic missiles.

Fakhrizadeh headed the “weaponization” group of Iran’s nuclear program, attended an underground nuclear-weapons test in North Korea in 2013 and was earmarked for the stage following a sufficient accumulation of uranium.

Iran has arrested a member of its own negotiating team after signing the nuclear deal that restored billions to its coffers.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Iranian authorities had threatened to hurt Amiri's family if he did not return to Iran.