Hassan Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of killing, according to state TV, amid vows to retaliate
The president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, has accused Israel of killing top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and promised the assassination would not halt the country’s nuclear progress, state TV reported.
“Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were stained with the blood of the mercenary usurper Zionist regime,” Rouhani said in a statement on Saturday. “The assassination of martyr Fakhrizadeh shows our enemies’ despair and the depth of their hatred ... His martyrdom will not slow down our achievements.”
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