iran's leaders have promised to
retaliate
after the assassination of the country's
top nuclear scientists
president hassan rouhani blamed israel
for the killing israel has stayed silent
it had previously accused mussen
fakhrizzade of being behind a secret
nuclear weapons programme
our correspondent paul adams has more
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angry protests once more on the streets
of the iranian capital
people here in no doubt about who was
behind friday's
killing the father of iran's nuclear
program
is now being treated like a martyr his
assassination the subject of headlines
and debate
attacks like this have happened before
ten years ago israel carried out a
campaign
which killed four other nuclear
scientists
but the death of mohsin fakhruzade poses
a dilemma for iran's leadership
retaliate or bide their time
the supreme leader said the perpetrators
and those who commanded them will be
pursued and
punished but iran knows the next
american president wants
dialogue not confrontation hence a more
cautious response from the country's
pragmatic president
this savage act shows that our enemies
feel that global conditions are changing
and it's important for them to make the
most of the remaining few weeks that
they have to create
uncertain conditions in the region but
our brave nation is smarter
than to fall into the trap of zionists
but pressure is mounting iran has yet to
retaliate for the death of qasim
sulaimani
killed by a u.s drone strike in january
iran's recent progress in its nuclear
programme may have triggered this attack
a stark warning to iran's entire nuclear
establishment
but it's also likely to make joe biden's
difficult job
coaxing iran back into negotiations that
much harder
paul adams bbc news