November 28, 2020 Meet the Middle East

Turkey condemns killing of Iranian nuclear scientist, urges restraint

Turkey condemned on Saturday the “heinous assassination” of Iran’s top nuclear scientist and called for the perpetrators of the attack to be held accountable.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The foreign ministry also urged “all sides to act with common sense and restraint” in the wake of the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Western and Israeli governments believe was the architect of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program.Earlier, Iran’s supreme leader promised to retaliate for the killing, raising the threat of a new confrontation with the West and Israel in the remaining weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.Read more:UN calls for restraint after assassination of Iran's nuclear scientistIsraeli minister says ‘has no clue’ who killed Iranian nuclear scientistBelgium court charges Iranian diplomat with 20-year prison term over terrorism
Source: Al Arabiya
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