“Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated east of the capital Tehran on Friday, Iran’s defense ministry confirmed in a statement. Fakhrizadeh died in hospital due to injuries sustained during a shoot-out between his bodyguards and ‘armed terrorists’ Friday afternoon, the statement said. The statement described Fakhrizadeh as the head of the defense ministry’s ‘Research and Innovation Organization.’ The defense ministry did not accuse any parties of involvement” – Al Arabiya.