A nuclear scientist dubbed 'father of the Iranian bomb' has been assassinated, state-run media reports. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi - a professor of physics and former officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard - was the target of a 'terrorist operation' near Tehran, reports claim. #BREAKING Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi, a former IRGC brigadier general often referred to as the father of #Iran 's nuclear program, has reportedly been assassinated in Damavand, near Tehran. If ...