Targeted killing
13 Jun 2025 · 03:56 local · Day 1 of 12Israel kills multiple senior Iranian nuclear scientists
IsraelIranian nuclear scientists (Abbasi, Tehranchi and others)Disputed
Israel said it killed nine of Iran's top nuclear scientists in the opening strikes. Named victims included Fereydoun Abbasi (former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran), theoretical physicist Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, Abdolhamid Minouchehr, Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari and Amir Hossein Faghihi. Israel said the scientists were central to Iran's nuclear weapons-relevant work.
Reported casualties
9 killed
Israel's military stated nine nuclear scientists were killed; at least five were named. Some later tallies put the figure higher; figure attributed to Israel and not independently verified at the time.
Tehran, Iran (35.700, 51.420)
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