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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

A group of three people are shown from behind standing at a ticketing agent desk at Ben Gurion airport.

Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat

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The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks.

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Rows of military personnel are shown on either side of a coffin that has an Iranian flag on top and a photo of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on the side.

Iran says Israel killed military nuclear scientist remotely

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In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, right, sits in a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 23, 2019.

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

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