Dariusch Rezaie
Dariusch Rezaie (also: Dariusch Resaie, Persian داریوش رضایینژاد; * around 1976 ; † July 23, 2011 in Tehran ) was an Iranian scientist .
life and death
Rezaie is described either as a "postgraduate student" in electrical engineering or as a nuclear scientist who was involved in the Iranian nuclear program . He was associated with the KN Toosi University of Technology .
On July 23, 2011, Dariusch Rezaie was killed with two shots in Tehran while he and his wife were trying to pick up his daughter from kindergarten. Iranian authorities suspected that the Israeli secret service Mossad ordered the assassination attempt on the 35-year-old scientist in order to sabotage the Iranian nuclear program. Rezaie's death is part of a series of attacks that began on January 12, 2010 with the murder of the theoretical particle physicist Massud Ali-Mohammadis .
Web links
- Iran: US and Israel behind the death of a scientist , Reuters , July 24, 2011 (with photos).
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Iran denies assassinated academic worked on nuclear projects" , guardian.co.uk , July 25, 2011.
- ↑ Iran's nuclear program: Israel's murderous sabotage strategy , Spiegel online , August 1, 2011.
- ↑ Alleged Mossad Methods: Secret False Flag War? , Spiegel online , January 16, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rezaie, Dariusch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Resaie, Dariusch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1976 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 2011 |
| Place of death | Tehran |