Rouhani: Fakhrizadeh martyrdom to make Iranian scientists more determined

Tehran, Nov 28, IRNA – Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in a message offered his condolences over the assassination of the Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and said enemies should be aware that such terrorist acts will not only fail to hinder Iranian scientists’ endeavours but make them more determined to continue Fakhrizadeh's way. Undoubtedly, this terrorist and desperate accident comes as the result of enemies’ inability in face of Iranians’ scientific advancements, honors and capabilities, their consecutive defeats in the region and in other political arenas. He said it also reveals the depth of their malignancy and hatred like other inhumane acts in the minds of the world. In his message President Rouhani sympathized with bereaved family of the martyred Iranian scientist, wished patience for them. He condoled with Iranian scientific society and nation over the sad occasion. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Head of the Research and Innovation Organization of the Ministry of Defense was assassinated in a terrorist attack near Tehran on Friday. Earlier, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said hard revenge is awaiting murderers of Fakhrizadeh. Baqeri said once again the cowardly blind terrorists affiliated with the Global Arrogance and the filthy Zionist regime of Israel in a savage act martyred one of the managers in science, research and defense field. Referring to Fakhrizadeh’s various services and his efforts to bring the country's defense capability to an acceptable level of deterrence, he said despite assassination of Fakhrizadeh was bitter and a heavy blow to defense system of Iran, but the cowardly blind enemies know that the way of martyred Fakhrizadeh will never stop.