Mossad assassinated Iran's top nuclear scientist

Dr. Jassim Taqui

DG Al-Bab Institute for Strategic Studies

Islamabad, September 22, 2021: The "father" of Iran's nuclear weapons program was at the top of Israel's hit list for 14 years. On November 27, 2020, after a failed attempt to kill him a decade earlier, the Mossad finally managed to assassinate Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Their weapon of choice? A remote-controlled machine gun that required no on-site operatives and utilized advanced artificial intelligence technology, according to a report by The New York Times.

The deadly weapon was a special model of a Belgian-made FN MAG machine gun, which was attached to an advanced robotic apparatus.

It weighed about a ton and was controlled by Mossad operatives outside of Iran, thus ensuring the safety of Israeli agents.

To get the weapon into the country,  it was smuggled into Iran piece by piece and was secretly assembled in time for the hit.

Israel used a special model of a Belgian-made FN MAG machine.

The Mossad had been following Fakhrizadeh since 2007,  and the Israeli national intelligence agency reportedly set in motion plans to assassinate him in late 2019 after discussions with former President Donald Trump and high-ranking US officials.