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| Iranian nuclear scientist and his family killed in Israeli attack – media | Iranian nuclear scientist and his family killed in Israeli attack – media |
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| Mostafa Sadati-Armaki, along with his wife and three children, died in the latest strikes on Tehran, Tasnim News Agency reports | Mostafa Sadati-Armaki, along with his wife and three children, died in the latest strikes on Tehran, Tasnim News Agency reports |
| Top Iranian nuclear scientist Sayyed Mostafa Sadati-Armaki and his entire family have been killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Tehran, Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday. | Top Iranian nuclear scientist Sayyed Mostafa Sadati-Armaki and his entire family have been killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Tehran, Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday. |
| According to the state-run Iranian outlet, Sadati-Armaki was a member of the “scientific elite.” He was killed along with his wife, three children and in-laws in Israel’s latest strikes on the capital of the Islamic Republic. | |
| Tasnim stated that their deaths came as the Israeli military was deliberately targeting residential areas and civilians that had “nothing to do with military matters.” | Tasnim stated that their deaths came as the Israeli military was deliberately targeting residential areas and civilians that had “nothing to do with military matters.” |
| The killing of Sadati-Armaki follows Israel’s brutal campaign of targeting Iranian scientists since it launched attacks on the country earlier this month. The IDF has so far reported killing over a dozen nuclear specialists in Iran. | |
| On Tuesday morning, the Iranian media outlet Nour News reported the death of another nuclear scientist - Mohammad Reza Sadighi - who is said to have been killed in an Israeli attack that was carried out before a ceasefire was announced between Tehran and West Jerusalem. The agency noted that Sadighi was one of the leading experts in his field. | |
| According to Israel’s Channel 9 news outlet, Sadighi became the 17th Iranian nuclear scientist to have been killed by the IDF. | According to Israel’s Channel 9 news outlet, Sadighi became the 17th Iranian nuclear scientist to have been killed by the IDF. |
| Israel attacked Iran on June 13, claiming that Tehran was on the brink of developing a nuclear bomb, despite the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and US intelligence insisting there was no evidence. | |
| Tehran vehemently rejected Israel’s accusations, saying the strikes were tantamount to a declaration of war, and retaliated by launching its own attacks. | |
| On June 22, the US entered the conflict, deploying B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles to strike three Iranian nuclear sites. Tehran responded by attacking a US military base in Qatar. | On June 22, the US entered the conflict, deploying B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles to strike three Iranian nuclear sites. Tehran responded by attacking a US military base in Qatar. |
| On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council has since confirmed the truce, but warned that it is ready to respond to any “violating act by the enemy.” | On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump announced that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. Tehran’s Supreme National Security Council has since confirmed the truce, but warned that it is ready to respond to any “violating act by the enemy.” |