TEHRAN, Iran ? A semiofficial Iranian news agency is quoting a senior military officer as saying that Tehran is preparing to "punish" whoever orchestrated the assassination of a nuclear scientist.
Iran has blamed the U.S., Israel, and to a lesser extent Britain for the Wednesday killing of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.
Spokesman for Iran's Joint Armed Forces Staff Gen. Masoud Jazayeri was quoted by Isna agency on Saturday as saying that Iran was "reviewing the punishment" of "behind-the-scene elements" involved in Roshan's death.
The U.S. has denied any role in the slaying. Britain's Foreign Office condemned the killing of civilians. Israeli officials, in contrast, have hinted at covert campaigns against Iran without directly admitting involvement.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran's official news agency says the country is holding both the United States and Britain accountable for the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist.
A Saturday report by IRNA news agency says Tehran sent two separate diplomatic notes to Britain and the United States, insisting that both countries had an "obvious role" in the Wednesday killing of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan.
The U.S. has denied having any role in the slaying. Britain's Foreign Office condemned the killing of civilians after the attack.
Since 2010, blasts have killed at least four Iranian nuclear scientists.
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