Israel military says Friday strikes killed nine Iran nuclear scientists
Their elimination represents a significant blow to the Iranian regime's ability to acquire weapons of mass destruction, says the military
A building stands damaged in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
The Israeli military said today (14 June) that its air strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities the previous day resulted in the deaths of nine senior Iranian nuclear scientists.
"During the Israeli Air Force strikes at the onset of Operation Rising Lion, nine senior scientists and experts who advanced the Iranian regime's nuclear weapons programme were eliminated," the military said in a statement, listing the names of those killed.
"Their elimination represents a significant blow to the Iranian regime's ability to acquire weapons of mass destruction."
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The military said the strikes were based on "precise intelligence gathered by the intelligence directorate."
