Global Tension Over Iranian Nuclear Mastermind Assassination

An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb program was killed in an ambush near Tehran that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.

First Published Nov 28, 2020, 4:18 PM IST | Last Updated Nov 28, 2020, 4:18 PM IST

An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb program was killed in an ambush near Tehran that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.