Iran blames Israel for killing nuke chief, vows revenge * Security said raised at embassies * Fakhrizadeh long seen as Mossad target * ’Saudis a wait Biden on Israel deal’

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, November 28, 2020 Presented by IDC Herzliya [Rouhani blames ‘mercenary’ Israel for killing nuclear scientist, vows revenge]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Israel said to raise security at embassies as Iranian president vows assassination will not go ‘unanswered’; protesters call for war with US over ambush]( [Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge over slain nuclear scientist]( By [Agencies]( [Top Iranian officials blame Israel for nuclear mastermind’s killing, vow revenge]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Israel behind hit on architect of Iranian nuclear weapons program — NY Times]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Three intelligence officials tell paper that Jerusalem is responsible for assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as Iran vows ‘severe revenge’ for killing]( [A truck bomb, then a hail of bullets: Iranian media describes hit on Fakhrizadeh]( By [TOI staff]( [Bombs, bullets, killers on motorbikes: Iran’s string of slain nuclear scientists]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [EU condemns killing of Iranian nuclear scientist as ‘criminal act’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Brussels urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Tehran points finger at Israel in deadly Friday ambush; Iranian leaders promise revenge]( [US, world leaders mum on Fakhrizadeh killing; ex-CIA chief calls hit ‘reckless’]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: ‘Father’ of Iran nukes said to have long been Mossad target]( By [TOI staff]( [US reportedly determined in 2007 that the scientist’s job as a lecturer was a cover for his role spearheading Tehran’s illicit nuclear weapons development]( [From our archive / 'Remember that name, Fakhrizadeh': Netanyahu unveils trove of Iran nuke documents]( By [TOI staff]( [From our archive / When Netanyahu dropped a Mossad bombshell on the Iranian nuclear deal, fingered Fakhrizadeh as its head]( By [David Horovitz]( [Saudi prince delays normalization pact with Israel due to Biden win — report]( By [TOI staff and Agencies]( [Mohammed bin Salman hopes US-brokered deal under incoming administration could help ‘cement relations’ with president-elect, says WSJ citing Saudi, US officials]( [30% of Saudis support business, sports contacts with Israel — poll]( By [TOI staff]( [Report: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was not informed of Netanyahu visit]( By [TOI staff]( Top Ops [Emily Kirschenbaum]( [Making Hanukkah about giving, not getting]( [I want my kids to be grateful they can take the privilege in their lives for granted, so this year here’s what we’re doing]( [Michael Feldstein]( [The empty pages of our guest book]( [It’s not Shabbat services I miss most these days; it’s the fact that we have not hosted any Shabbat guests for the past nine months]( [CRM]( ToI investigates [Sue Surkes]( [Coronavirus is driving thousands of people into hunger. 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