Iranian academician Dr. Yaser Ershadmanesh told us that Iranian academicians “will keep going in an even stronger way,” emphasizing that the Fakhrizadeh assassination will not prevent Iran’s scientific and technological advancement. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, one of the key figures in the Iranian nuclear program, was not only a scientist, but also Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister. Fakhrizadeh, … Continue reading ‘We cannot be sidetracked’: defiant Iranian academic says assassinations will not prevent Iran’s scientific advance