Pakistan, Nov. 28 -- Iran's most senior nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in Absard city of Damavand County, Tehran Province, on Friday, when gunmen opened fire on his car.

Severely injured Fakhrizadeh, 59, was taken to a nearby hospital, but he could not survive.

Top Iranian officials have announced to avenge the assassination of the country's most senior nuclear scientist.

Hossein Dehghan, military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to "strike the perpetrators like thunder."

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the international community to "condemn this act of state terror". He stated, "terrorists murdered an eminent Iranian scientist today."

Zarif blamed Israel for the atta...