Nuked! Mystery attacks on Iran

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Updated On Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

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In past few years, there have been series of mysterious incidents involving Iran's nuclear industry and people working in it. Iran says its nuclear program is purely for civilian use but Western powers believe it has military goals. In this file pic: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the 25th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

In past few years, there have been series of mysterious incidents involving Iran's nuclear industry and people working in it. Iran says its nuclear program is purely for civilian use but Western powers believe it has military goals. In this file pic: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the 25th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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Iran said deputy defense minister Ali Reza Asgari, who disappeared in Turkey in 2007, had been kidnapped by Western intelligence services. Israel and the US denied any involvement in the disappearance. At the time, Turkish newspapers reported that Asgari had information on Iran's nuclear program. In this file pic: Family members of Asgari in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tehran on March 19, 2007. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

Iran said deputy defense minister Ali Reza Asgari, who disappeared in Turkey in 2007, had been kidnapped by Western intelligence services. Israel and the US denied any involvement in the disappearance. At the time, Turkish newspapers reported that Asgari had information on Iran's nuclear program. In this file pic: Family members of Asgari in front of the Turkish Embassy in Tehran on March 19, 2007. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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Shahram Amiri said he was kidnapped in June 2009 in Saudi Arabia and transferred to the US. He said he was offered $50 mn to remain in America and "to spread lies" about Iran's nuclear work. Amiri returned to Tehran in July 2010. Washington denied kidnapping him and insisted he had lived freely in the United States. In this file pic: Amiri speaks with journalists at the Imam Khomini airport in Tehran on July 15, 2010. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

Shahram Amiri said he was kidnapped in June 2009 in Saudi Arabia and transferred to the US. He said he was offered $50 mn to remain in America and "to spread lies" about Iran's nuclear work. Amiri returned to Tehran in July 2010. Washington denied kidnapping him and insisted he had lived freely in the United States. In this file pic: Amiri speaks with journalists at the Imam Khomini airport in Tehran on July 15, 2010. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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In January 2012, Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, a 32-year-old graduate of chemical engineering was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran. Iran said the victim was a nuclear scientist who supervised a department at Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility. Iran blamed Israel and the US for the attack. In this file pic: Iranian worshippers carry a picture and coffin of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in Tehran on January 13, 2012. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

In January 2012, Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, a 32-year-old graduate of chemical engineering was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran. Iran said the victim was a nuclear scientist who supervised a department at Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility. Iran blamed Israel and the US for the attack. In this file pic: Iranian worshippers carry a picture and coffin of Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan in Tehran on January 13, 2012. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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In Nov 2011, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani and his wife were wounded in a blast. Abbasi-Davani has been personally subject to UN sanctions because of what Western officials said was his involvement in suspected nuclear weapons research. In this file pic: Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani at a conference in Tehran on September 6, 2011. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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In Nov 2011, Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani and his wife were wounded in a blast. Abbasi-Davani has been personally subject to UN sanctions because of what Western officials said was his involvement in suspected nuclear weapons research. In this file pic: Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani at a conference in Tehran on September 6, 2011. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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Nuclear scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was killed by a remote-controlled bomb in Tehran on Jan 12, 2010. Iran described the physics professor as a nuclear scientist but a spokesman said he did not work for the Atomic Energy Organisation. Western sources said the professor worked closely with Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi and Fereydoun Abbassi-Davani, both subject to UN sanctions because of their work on suspected nuclear weapons development. In this file pic: Mourners carry the body of Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in northern Tehran on January 14, 2010. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

Nuclear scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi was killed by a remote-controlled bomb in Tehran on Jan 12, 2010. Iran described the physics professor as a nuclear scientist but a spokesman said he did not work for the Atomic Energy Organisation. Western sources said the professor worked closely with Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi and Fereydoun Abbassi-Davani, both subject to UN sanctions because of their work on suspected nuclear weapons development. In this file pic: Mourners carry the body of Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in northern Tehran on January 14, 2010. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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Majid Shahriyari was killed and his wife was injured. Iran's atomic energy agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Shahriyari had a role in one of its biggest nuclear projects, but did not elaborate, the official news agency IRNA reported. He was a lecturer at Shahid Beheshti University. In this file pic: Students attend an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran April 20, 2009. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

Majid Shahriyari was killed and his wife was injured. Iran's atomic energy agency chief Ali Akbar Salehi said Shahriyari had a role in one of its biggest nuclear projects, but did not elaborate, the official news agency IRNA reported. He was a lecturer at Shahid Beheshti University. In this file pic: Students attend an exhibition of Iran's nuclear achievements at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran April 20, 2009. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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In 2010, Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station was hit by Stuxnet computer virus in what Tehran said was a cyber-attack by Israel and the United States. In November, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that malicious software had created problems in some of Iran's uranium enrichment centrifuges, although he said the problems had been solved. In this file pic: A view of Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Text & photo: Reuters)

Updated on Feb 14, 2012 02:47 pm IST

In 2010, Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station was hit by Stuxnet computer virus in what Tehran said was a cyber-attack by Israel and the United States. In November, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that malicious software had created problems in some of Iran's uranium enrichment centrifuges, although he said the problems had been solved. In this file pic: A view of Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Text & photo: Reuters)

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