3 more Iranian nuclear scientists reported killed in Israeli attacks: Official media

ISTANBUL

Three more Iranian nuclear scientists were reported killed in Israeli military attacks on Iran, according to a report Saturday by state-run Press TV, following a wave of tit-for-tat strikes between the two rivals.

The outlet identified the scientists as Ali Bakaei Karimi, Mansour Asgari, and Saeed Borji.

On Friday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that six nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes on Iran.

The agency identified the assassinated scientists as Abdulhamid Minouchehr, Ahmadreza Zolfaghari, Seyyed Amirhossein Faqhi, Motablizadeh, Mohammed Mehdi Tehranchi, and Fereydoun Abbasi.

In the early hours of Friday, Israeli forces attacked Iran, hitting nuclear and missile facilities and killing over 104 people, including top military commanders and scientists, and injuring nearly 380 people.

According to reports, Iran responded with ballistic missiles targeting several areas across Israel, killing three people and injuring over 170 others.