Architect behind Iranian military nuclear program assassinated

Mohsen Fahrizade, a top architect behind Iran's military nuclear program, referred to as the country's Robert Oppenheimer, was assassinated in Tehran in broad daylight on Friday.

The Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Support confirmed in a statement Fahrizade died after being taken to a hospital following an attack on a car carrying the nuclear scientist, reports the Tehran-based Mehr News.

"This Friday afternoon, armed terrorist elements attacked a car carrying Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, head of the Research and Innovation Organization of the Ministry of Defense," the statement, translated from Persian, read.