BREAKING: Father of Iran’s Nuclear Program Was Assassinated

Iran accuses Israel of killing the country’s most well protected man

By Nosson Shulman: Licensed Tour Guide of VIP Israel Tours & Authentic Virtual Tours (Click here to check out his free trailer videos)

On Friday afternoon, November 27th, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the father of Iran’s nuclear program, hopped into his heavily armored vehicle. Arguably possessing the most valuable brain in the country, he was provided with armed body guards at all times. Newspapers were forbidden from publishing any personal information about his life, and pictures of him were censored online. Always careful to change the route he took to get home, he was always trailed by a vehicle filled with another set of armed body guards assigned to protect him. Why was such precaution taken? Because by all accounts, not only was he in charge of the nuclear program, he actually was the program. If Iran was indeed less than a year away from having the bomb, as some high-ranking intelligent officials have claimed, it was because of him. Therefore,his elimination was a high priority for many countries. After the “surprise” assassination 11 months ago of Iran’s then most well guarded man, General Qasem Soleimani, the arch-terrorist and head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the country was taking no chances this time around.

While driving down a local street outside of Tehran, he didn’t suspect anything was amiss when his vehicle passed a parked Nissan truck. Suddenly, the truck exploded, injuring the scientist and his bodyguards. Then out of nowhere in broad daylight, a team of heavily armed agents appeared, approaching the vehicle and showering the scientist and his body guards with bullets. Iran’s most important asset was now dead. The agents calmly left the scene and seemingly vanished into thin air, leaving no clues or evidence of who they were. While many in Iran’s security apparatus are pointing the finger at the Mossad, due to the sophistication of the operation as well as past attacks by them on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, no hard evidence exists to confirm this. Other countries like the US, UK, and the Sunni Gulf nations were also interested in his elimination and could have also played a role.

Regardless of whom, Iran’s political and security elite are frightened that they may be next. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s location was a closely guarded secret that even Iran’s higher echelon (except for a select few) were not privy to. Yet, the assassins knew exactly where he would be, just like had happened with General Soleimani, and were able to kill him cleanly without sustaining casualties, creating a new level of deterrence.

Mohsen Fakhrizadel’s death is a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program. He kept most of the program’s top secrets close to his heart. Rather than sharing these secrets with his team, he instead will be taking them to his grave. Still, Iran continues to harbor nuclear ambitions. Whoever killed him will likely continue to use all the tools at their disposal to make sure Iran never acquires the weapon.

Nosson Shulman is a journalist and Licensed Tour Guide in Israel specializing in Biblical tours. To allow tourists to experience Israel during the Corona era, he created the new hit Israel tour video series which brings Israel to the home of viewers by simulating actual tours. To check out his free sneak preview tour videos, click here.