nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Iran Vows Retaliation In 'Proper Time' For Nuclear Scientist's Killing||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the ambush that left Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and others dead Friday. Without offering specifics, he threatened a reprisal.

Iranian protesters burn images of President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden during a rally in front of the foreign ministry Saturday in Tehran. Iranian leaders have blamed Israel and its close ally, the U.S., for the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist.



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Iran Vows Retaliation In 'Proper Time' For Nuclear Scientist's Killing

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the ambush that left Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and others dead Friday. Without offering specifics, he threatened a reprisal.