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Source Tells Iranian Media Weapon Used to Kill Nuclear Scientist Had Israeli Markings On It

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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 62, was killed in a brazen daylight gun and bomb attack on his car in a town east of Tehran on Friday. Conflicting reports have emerged regarding the details of the assassination, including the numbers of perpetrators involved and the weapons used. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack, and threatened to avenge the “martyr.” … Read More >Source Tells Iranian Media Weapon Used to Kill Nuclear Scientist Had Israeli Markings On It

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Western scientists divided over Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as developers aim to make ONE BILLION doses in 2021

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Experts and world leaders continue to have conflicting opinions on Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, as the country moves closer to delivering a mass immunization program at home and exporting it abroad. … Read More >Western scientists divided over Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V as developers aim to make ONE BILLION doses in 2021

Categories Middle East

Murdered Iranian Scientist Had Been Targeted by Multiple Israeli PMs, Mossad Chiefs, Report Alleges

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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a senior Iranian nuclear physicist whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had named as the head of an alleged Iranian programme to build a nuclear bomb, was assassinated by gunmen on Friday in an attack in the town of Absard, about 175 km east of Tehran. … Read More >Murdered Iranian Scientist Had Been Targeted by Multiple Israeli PMs, Mossad Chiefs, Report Alleges

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Israel Should be Thanked For Iranian Scientist Assassination, Anonymous Israeli Official Tells NYT

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Iran’s senior nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed on 27 November in a shooting and bombing attack in the town of Absard. No country has claimed responsibility for his killing, but high-ranking Iranian officials have blamed the assault on Israel. … Read More >Israel Should be Thanked For Iranian Scientist Assassination, Anonymous Israeli Official Tells NYT

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Killing of top Iranian nuclear scientist: Reported versions change from 12-person commando squad to REMOTE-CONTROLLED machine gun

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Iran’s top scientist was assassinated with a remote-controlled machine gun from 150 meters away, semi-official news agency Fars said, contradicting previous detailed reports of a 12-person commando team doing the killing. … Read More >Killing of top Iranian nuclear scientist: Reported versions change from 12-person commando squad to REMOTE-CONTROLLED machine gun

Categories Shows

Neil deGrasse Tyson on coronavirus, climate change, war & space exploration

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He discusses what the United States and many European countries have gotten wrong in their coronavirus response, the politicization of science and the damage it has done to effectively fight Covid-19 … Read More >Neil deGrasse Tyson on coronavirus, climate change, war & space exploration

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Iran creates ‘judicial committee’ to track down & punish Soleimani assassins just hours before murder of top nuclear scientist

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The Iranian judiciary has formed a special committee to locate those behind the January assassination of Quds Force chief Qassem Soleimani, announcing the move just hours before the slaying of a preeminent nuclear scientist. … Read More >Iran creates ‘judicial committee’ to track down & punish Soleimani assassins just hours before murder of top nuclear scientist