Russian First Deputy deputy ambassador to the United Nations said the assassination of an Iranian scientist was carried out with the green light of the United States.

Iran PressAmerica: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the Research and Innovation Organization of the Ministry of Defense, was assassinated and martyred on Friday afternoon local time in Damavand, Tehran Province, by unknown individuals during an armed conflict with his bodyguards.

Dmitry Polyanskiy, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations on Friday, in response to the martyrdom of  Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the Research and Innovation Organization of the Ministry of Defense, referred to the New York Times report in which three intelligence officials blamed the Israeli regime for the assassination.

"What the New York Times analysis says is a reflection of the United States' readiness to give the green light to foreign political assassinations," he wrote on Twitter.

Addressing the US green light, Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations emphasized: "Not a thing to boast for a democratic country." 219

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