Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Monday claimed that Israel was behind the killing of a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program in the 2000s in an effort to start a war in the last days of President Trump's administration.
Rouhani's comments in a news conference marked the first time he has directly accused Israel of carrying out the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh late last month.
Israel has repeatedly declined to comment on the attack.