Iranian cyber warfare commander shot dead in suspected assassination ~ Damien McElroy, and Ahmad Vahdat, The Telegraph.
The head of Iran’s cyber warfare programme has been shot dead, triggering further accusations that outside powers are carrying out targeted assassinations of key figures in the country’s security apparatus.
The killing of Ahmadi coincides with a new diplomatic effort by President Hassan Rouhani (pictured) Photo: JOHN MINCHILLO/AP
Mojtaba Ahmadi, who served as commander of the Cyber War Headquarters, was found dead in a wooded area near the town of Karaj, north-west of the capital, Tehran. Five Iranian nuclear scientists and the head of the country’s ballistic missile programme have been killed since 2007. The regime has accused Israel’s external intelligence agency, the Mossad, of carrying out these assassinations.
Ahmadi was last seen leaving his home for work on Saturday. He was later found with two bullets in the heart, according to Alborz…
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