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Murdered Iranian Physicist Not Tied to Iranian Nuclear Project

C.I. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:05:04 +0000

JAN. 13 – In the wake of Tuesday’s murder of an Iranian physicist in Tehran, several interesting details about Massoud Ali Mohammadi have emerged.

The Washington Post reports that Ali Mohammadi was involved in a regional project that included Israelis but was not connected to nuclear physics. Michael Ledeen writes that Ali Mohammadi was not involved in Iran’s secret nuclear weapons project. In fact, the scientist had opposition links, according to the Telegraph (UK).

AP: Iranian Nuclear Physicist Killed in Bomb Blast

C.I. — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:19:22 +0000

JAN. 12 – The Associated Press is reporting that a professor of nuclear physics at Tehran University was killed today by a bomb-rigged motorcycle parked outside his home in Iran’s capital.

Israeli Press Features NY Times Story

C.I. — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:33:10 +0000

JAN. 3 – The Israeli print and broadcast media are giving prominence, this morning, to the New York Times report that Obama Administration officials feel Iran’s nuclear program has been “seriously derailed.”