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Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated, State Media Says

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The man who apparently heads Iran's nuclear program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, has been assassinated in an attack of some kind, just outside the capital Tehran. Iran's Defense Minister confirmed his death.

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Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.