Iran Press/ America: In response to the assassination of Martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday evening, Iranian envoy to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi said: "What was clearly a state-sponsored assassination of our prominent scientist was also a clear violation of international law, designed to wreak havoc on our region."
Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations stressed that the move should be condemned by the Security Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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.
Earlier, Iranian officials condemned the assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and promised a severe punishment awaits those perpetrators in this criminal terrorist act. 219
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