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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
2 weeks ago
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Israel kills at least 14 Iranian Nuclear scientists in unprecedented targeted strikes
A senior nuclear scientist was among nine people killed in an overnight Israeli strike in northern Iran, Iranian officials and state TV have said, hours before a ceasefire ending 11 days of conflict took effect.
State TV cited sources who said the scientist, Mohammad Reza Seddiqi Saber, was killed at his parents' home in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, in Gilan province.
Gilan's deputy governor said four apartments were destroyed by an explosion in a residential building.
The Israeli government meanwhile said its military had "eliminated an additional senior nuclear scientist" in recent days, without identifying them.
That claim came in a statement that said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet had agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a ceasefire with Iran.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country would respect the ceasefire if Israel did.
More: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m81jg8k4no
