Iranian Scientists Killed in Israeli Strikes: Who Were They?

In Tehran, six Iranian scientists were killed in Israeli strikes, as reported by state media. Among the victims were prominent figures in Iran's nuclear program, including Dr. Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani, a former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and a former member of the Iranian parliament. Dr. Abbasi-Davani, who held a PhD in nuclear physics, had previously survived an assassination attempt in 2010. Other victims included Abdulhamid Minouchehr, a PhD holder in nuclear engineering and dean of the Faculty of Nuclear Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University; Ahmadreza Zolfaghari, a professor at the same department; Mohammad-Mehdi Tehranchi, head of Iran’s Islamic Azad University in Tehran; Amir Hossein Faghihi, former vice president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran; and Motallebzadeh, a nuclear scientist who was killed along with his wife. The building where these scientists resided sustained significant damage in the attacks.