Iran's supreme leader on Saturday called for the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist linked to Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, a slaying the Islamic Republic has blamed on Israel. Khamenei said Iran's first priority after the killing was the "definitive punishment of the perpetrators and those who ordered it." Those assaults occurred at the height of Western fears over Iran's nuclear program. WATCH | Iran's top nuclear scientist assassinated:Iran’s top nuclear scientist assassinated News Video 1:49 Iran alleges the U.S. and Israel assassinated one of its top nuclear scientists. The State Department described that organization last year as working on "dual-use research and development activities, of which aspects are potentially useful for nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons delivery systems."

Source: CBC News November 28, 2020 10:18 UTC