Iran reported a targeted attack on an apartment in central Tehran. Israel confirms that the target was a senior nuclear scientist, and it is believed that he was killed.
This morning (Friday), reports from Iran indicated a targeted attack carried out on an apartment in a residential building in central Tehran.
Israel confirmed that the target of the assassination was a senior nuclear scientist who specialized in the field of weaponry.
The Wall Street Journal reported that, “The scientist who was eliminated today in Tehran in a UAV strike on an apartment building specialized in the field of weaponry. He was being kept in a safe house outside his residence. He is at least the tenth expert connected to the nuclear and weapons program to have been eliminated so far.”
Eyewitnesses reported a direct hit on a specific point in the building, and rescue and police forces sealed off the area.
Meanwhile, the Israeli Air Force completed a series of strikes on Iranian military targets in the Kermanshah and Tabriz regions of Iran.
As part of the wave of strikes, over 25 fighter jets attacked more than 35 missile storage and launch facilities in the Tabriz and Kermanshah regions of Iran.
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