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This photo appeared on martyrdom posters after his death.</span><span class="css-14fe1uy e1z0qqy90"><span class="css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0">Credit...</span><span><span aria-hidden="false">Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times</span></span></span></figcaption></figure></div><div class="css-p6m5rf"><div class="byline-container css-1e2jphy epjyd6m2"><div class="css-233int epjyd6m1"><p class="css-4anu6l e1jsehar1"><span class="byline-prefix">By </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/ronen-bergman" class="css-ojhyzr e1jsehar0" itemProp="name">Ronen Bergman</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/farnaz-fassihi" class="last-byline css-ojhyzr e1jsehar0" itemProp="name">Farnaz Fassihi</a></p><div class="css-1gqes1i epjyd6m0"></div></div></div></div><div class="css-1c72mta"><time dateTime="2021-10-26T11:33:04-04:00" class="css-1ubbotv e16638kd2"><span class="css-1sbuyqj e16638kd3">Published <!-- -->Sept. 18, 2021</span><span class="css-233int e16638kd4">Updated <!-- -->Oct. 26, 2021</span></time></div><div class="css-1arl30t"><a class="css-1yuai0v" href="https://www.nytimes.com/fa/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/fakhrizadeh-iran-assassination-robot-mossad.html" data-version="fa-IR" title="Read in Persian">Read in Persian</a><a class="css-1yuai0v" href="https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/09/22/espanol/mossad-cientifico-irani-Fakhrizadeh.html" data-version="es" title="Read in Spanish">Leer en español</a></div></header><div id="NYT_ABOVE_MAIN_CONTENT_REGION" data-testid="region"></div><section name="articleBody" class="meteredContent css-1r7ky0e"><div class="css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn" data-testid="companionColumn-0"><div class="css-53u6y8"><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Iran’s top nuclear scientist woke up an hour before dawn, as he did most days, to study Islamic philosophy before his day began.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">That afternoon, he and his wife would leave their vacation home on the Caspian Sea and drive to their country house in Absard, a bucolic town east of Tehran, where they planned to spend the weekend.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0"><a class="css-yywogo" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-sanctions-biden.html" title="">Iran</a>’s intelligence service had warned him of a possible assassination plot, but the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, had brushed it off.</p><p class="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Convinced that Mr. Fakhrizadeh was leading <a class="css-yywogo" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/world/middleeast/iran-taliban-afghanistan.html" title="">Iran</a>’s efforts to build a nuclear bomb, Israel had wanted to kill him for at least 14 years. 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data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_1-route.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_1-marker-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_1-marker.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <div id="g-ai0-1" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:5.8691%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:31.3994%;margin-left:-44.5px;width:89px;"> <p class="g-pstyle0">Caspian Sea</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-2" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:13.5475%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:84.961%;margin-left:-23.5px;width:47px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Sari</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-3" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:14.5475%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:67.3847%;margin-left:-29px;width:58px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Babol</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:18.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:75.8635%;margin-left:-48.5px;width:97px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Rostamkala</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-5" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:22.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:52.6173%;margin-left:-27px;width:54px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Amol</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-6" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:26.7161%;margin-top:-27.3px;left:77.1286%;width:89px;"> <p class="g-pstyle2">Start of </p> <p class="g-pstyle2">convoy’s</p> <p class="g-pstyle2">route</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-7" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:52.5697%;margin-top:-13.4px;left:29.9017%;margin-left:-41px;width:82px;"> <p class="g-pstyle3">Iran</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-8" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:82.8828%;margin-top:-18.3px;left:45.066%;margin-left:-46.5px;width:93px;"> <p class="g-pstyle4">Location</p> <p class="g-pstyle4">of U-turn</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-9" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:87.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:10.7339%;margin-left:-32.5px;width:65px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Tehran</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-10" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:94.3828%;margin-top:-18.3px;right:56.684%;width:129px;"> <p class="g-pstyle5">Site of</p> <p class="g-pstyle5">assassination</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-11" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:95.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:45.6273%;width:66px;"> <p class="g-pstyle6">Absard</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-12" class="g-nytg-scale-white g-aiAbs" style="top:95%;left:85.6844%;width:8.7778%;"> <p class="g-pstyle7">10 miles</p> </div> </div> <!-- Artboard: Artboard_3 --> <div id="g-overview-Artboard_3" class="g-artboard" style="min-width: 600px;max-width: 899px;max-height: 599px" data-aspect-ratio="1.5" data-min-width="600" data-max-width="899"> <div style="padding: 0 0 66.6667% 0;"></div> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_3-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_3.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_3-route-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_3-route.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_3-marker-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_3-marker.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <div id="g-ai1-1" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:5.5536%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:31.3708%;margin-left:-44.5px;width:89px;"> <p class="g-pstyle0">Caspian Sea</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-2" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:13.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:85.0104%;margin-left:-22px;width:44px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Sari</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-3" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:14.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:67.4512%;margin-left:-27px;width:54px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Babol</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:18.0616%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:75.881%;margin-left:-43.5px;width:87px;"> <p 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style="top:87.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:10.6667%;margin-left:-29.5px;width:59px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Tehran</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-10" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:95.0619%;margin-top:-16.2px;right:56.735%;width:112px;"> <p class="g-pstyle5">Site of</p> <p class="g-pstyle5">assassination</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-11" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:96.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:45.5052%;width:60px;"> <p class="g-pstyle6">Absard</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-12" class="g-nytg-scale-white g-aiAbs" style="top:93.25%;left:85.1667%;width:8.8333%;"> <p class="g-pstyle7">10 miles</p> </div> </div> <!-- Artboard: Artboard_4 --> <div id="g-overview-Artboard_4" class="g-artboard" style="min-width: 460px;max-width: 599px;max-height: 400px" data-aspect-ratio="1.496" data-min-width="460" data-max-width="599"> <div style="padding: 0 0 66.8478% 0;"></div> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_4-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_4.jpg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_4-route-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_4-route.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_4-marker-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_4-marker.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <div id="g-ai2-1" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:5.4303%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:31.3221%;margin-left:-42px;width:84px;"> <p class="g-pstyle0">Caspian Sea</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-2" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:12.9197%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:67.3834%;margin-left:-25.5px;width:51px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Babol</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-3" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:12.9195%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:84.9879%;margin-left:-21px;width:42px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Sari</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:17.7977%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:75.8778%;margin-left:-41px;width:82px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Rostamkala</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-5" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:22.0252%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:52.6113%;margin-left:-24px;width:48px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Amol</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-6" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:28.0372%;margin-top:-21.2px;left:78.4439%;width:70px;"> <p class="g-pstyle2">Start of </p> <p class="g-pstyle2">convoy’s</p> <p class="g-pstyle2">route</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-7" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:51.9687%;margin-top:-9.8px;left:29.9177%;margin-left:-33px;width:66px;"> <p class="g-pstyle3">Iran</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-8" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:81.3704%;margin-top:-14.2px;left:44.9745%;margin-left:-36.5px;width:73px;"> <p class="g-pstyle4">Location</p> <p class="g-pstyle4">of U-turn</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-9" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:86.741%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:10.9891%;margin-left:-28px;width:56px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Tehran</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-10" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:93.4029%;margin-top:-14.2px;right:57.0386%;width:100px;"> <p class="g-pstyle5">Site of</p> <p class="g-pstyle5">assassination</p> </div> <div 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data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_5-route.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <img id="g-overview-Artboard_5-marker-img" class="g-aiImg" alt="" data-src="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/2021/09/16/iran-assassination-overview/ad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16/overview-Artboard_5-marker.svg" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw=="/> <div id="g-ai3-1" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:5.7554%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:15.6646%;margin-left:-42px;width:84px;"> <p class="g-pstyle0">Caspian Sea</p> </div> <div id="g-ai3-2" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:12.6007%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:65.0536%;margin-left:-27px;width:54px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Babol</p> </div> <div id="g-ai3-3" 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style="transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 55.3850805921485%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 55.3850805921485%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 55.3850805921485%;top:18.0475%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:52.4813%;margin-left:-60.5px;width:121px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Firuzkouh Road</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-3" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 54.871550903901%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 54.871550903901%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 54.871550903901%;top:24.5439%;margin-top:-10.3px;left:87.3075%;margin-left:-78.5px;width:157px;"> <p class="g-pstyle2">Direction of convoy</p> </div> <div id="g-ai0-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" 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matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 56.4540526912895%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 56.4540526912895%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 56.4540526912895%;top:18.9842%;margin-top:-7.7px;left:59.2417%;margin-left:-53.5px;width:107px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Firuzkouh Road</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-3" class="g-arrow g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 57.4651891813079%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 57.4651891813079%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 57.4651891813079%;top:24.4857%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:88.3125%;margin-left:-62px;width:124px;"> <p class="g-pstyle2">Direction of convoy</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 56.0627590290112%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 56.0627590290112%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 56.0627590290112%;top:58.2073%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:46.8153%;margin-left:-84px;width:168px;"> <p class="g-pstyle3">Imam Khomeini Boulevard</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-5" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:91.5407%;margin-top:-16.2px;left:40.1673%;width:177px;"> <p class="g-pstyle0">Location of pickup </p> <p class="g-pstyle0">truck with machine gun</p> </div> <div id="g-ai1-6" class="g-nytg-scale-white g-aiAbs" style="top:86.4662%;left:82.5%;width:11.8333%;"> <p class="g-pstyle4">500 feet</p> </div> </div> <!-- Artboard: Artboard_3 --> <div id="g-closeup-Artboard_3" class="g-artboard" style="min-width: 460px;max-width: 599px;max-height: 400px" data-aspect-ratio="1.498" data-min-width="460" 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matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 56.8993397116292%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 56.8993397116292%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9902,0.1394,-0.1394,0.9902,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 56.8993397116292%;top:18.3215%;margin-top:-7.2px;left:59.3229%;margin-left:-53.5px;width:107px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Firuzkouh Road</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-3" class="g-arrow g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 59.6195396899953%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 59.6195396899953%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9958,0.0919,-0.0919,0.9958,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 59.6195396899953%;top:23.8429%;margin-top:-5.2px;left:87.7703%;margin-left:-62px;width:124px;"> <p class="g-pstyle2">Direction of convoy</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 56.8993397116292%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 56.8993397116292%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 56.8993397116292%;top:57.7352%;margin-top:-7.2px;left:46.6461%;margin-left:-84px;width:168px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Imam Khomeini Boulevard</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-5" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="top:91.6008%;margin-top:-14.2px;left:40.1763%;width:156px;"> <p class="g-pstyle0">Location of pickup </p> <p class="g-pstyle0">truck with machine gun</p> </div> <div id="g-ai2-6" class="g-nytg-scale-white g-aiAbs" style="top:90.5537%;left:80.2174%;width:13.2609%;"> <p class="g-pstyle3">500 feet</p> </div> </div> <!-- Artboard: Artboard_4 --> <div id="g-closeup-Artboard_4" class="g-artboard" style="max-width: 459px;max-height: 471px" data-aspect-ratio="0.974" data-min-width="0" data-max-width="459"> 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59.6195396899953%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9874,0.1583,-0.1583,0.9874,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 59.6195396899953%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9874,0.1583,-0.1583,0.9874,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 59.6195396899953%;top:14.9993%;margin-top:-5.2px;left:48.6364%;margin-left:-62px;width:124px;"> <p class="g-pstyle1">Direction of convoy</p> </div> <div id="g-ai3-3" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.9929,0.1185,-0.1185,0.9929,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 56.8998045953777%;-webkit-transform: matrix(0.9929,0.1185,-0.1185,0.9929,0,0);-webkit-transform-origin: 50% 56.8998045953777%;-ms-transform: matrix(0.9929,0.1185,-0.1185,0.9929,0,0);-ms-transform-origin: 50% 56.8998045953777%;top:20.5346%;margin-top:-7.2px;left:84.0212%;margin-left:-53.5px;width:107px;"> <p class="g-pstyle2">Firuzkouh Road</p> </div> <div id="g-ai3-4" class="g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText" style="transform: matrix(0.2872,-0.9579,0.9579,0.2872,0,0);transform-origin: 50% 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data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_1-route.svg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_1-marker-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_1-marker.svg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-1\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:5.8691%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:31.3994%;margin-left:-44.5px;width:89px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle0\"\u003ECaspian Sea\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-2\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:13.5475%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:84.961%;margin-left:-23.5px;width:47px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ESari\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-3\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:14.5475%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:67.3847%;margin-left:-29px;width:58px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003EBabol\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-4\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:18.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:75.8635%;margin-left:-48.5px;width:97px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ERostamkala\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-5\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:22.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:52.6173%;margin-left:-27px;width:54px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003EAmol\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-6\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:26.7161%;margin-top:-27.3px;left:77.1286%;width:89px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle2\"\u003EStart of \u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle2\"\u003Econvoy’s\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle2\"\u003Eroute\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-7\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:52.5697%;margin-top:-13.4px;left:29.9017%;margin-left:-41px;width:82px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle3\"\u003EIran\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-8\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:82.8828%;margin-top:-18.3px;left:45.066%;margin-left:-46.5px;width:93px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle4\"\u003ELocation\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle4\"\u003Eof U-turn\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-9\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:87.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:10.7339%;margin-left:-32.5px;width:65px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ETehran\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-10\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:94.3828%;margin-top:-18.3px;right:56.684%;width:129px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle5\"\u003ESite of\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle5\"\u003Eassassination\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-11\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:95.3809%;margin-top:-9.3px;left:45.6273%;width:66px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle6\"\u003EAbsard\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai0-12\" class=\"g-nytg-scale-white g-aiAbs\" style=\"top:95%;left:85.6844%;width:8.7778%;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle7\"\u003E10 miles\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\n\t\u003C!-- Artboard: Artboard_3 --\u003E\n\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-overview-Artboard_3\" class=\"g-artboard\" style=\"min-width: 600px;max-width: 899px;max-height: 599px\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-min-width=\"600\" data-max-width=\"899\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 0 0 66.6667% 0;\"\u003E\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_3-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_3.jpg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_3-route-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_3-route.svg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_3-marker-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_3-marker.svg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-1\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:5.5536%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:31.3708%;margin-left:-44.5px;width:89px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle0\"\u003ECaspian Sea\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-2\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:13.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:85.0104%;margin-left:-22px;width:44px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ESari\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-3\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:14.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:67.4512%;margin-left:-27px;width:54px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003EBabol\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-4\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:18.0616%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:75.881%;margin-left:-43.5px;width:87px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ERostamkala\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-5\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:22.0616%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:52.6295%;margin-left:-25px;width:50px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003EAmol\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-6\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:27.5619%;margin-top:-24.2px;left:77.1439%;width:78px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle2\"\u003EStart of \u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle2\"\u003Econvoy’s\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle2\"\u003Eroute\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-7\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:52.3354%;margin-top:-11.3px;left:29.9045%;margin-left:-35.5px;width:71px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle3\"\u003EIran\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-8\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:82.3119%;margin-top:-16.2px;left:45.3712%;margin-left:-40.5px;width:81px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle4\"\u003ELocation\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle4\"\u003Eof U-turn\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-9\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:87.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:10.6667%;margin-left:-29.5px;width:59px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ETehran\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-10\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:95.0619%;margin-top:-16.2px;right:56.735%;width:112px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle5\"\u003ESite of\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle5\"\u003Eassassination\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-11\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:96.3118%;margin-top:-8.2px;left:45.5052%;width:60px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle6\"\u003EAbsard\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai1-12\" class=\"g-nytg-scale-white g-aiAbs\" style=\"top:93.25%;left:85.1667%;width:8.8333%;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle7\"\u003E10 miles\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\n\t\u003C!-- Artboard: Artboard_4 --\u003E\n\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-overview-Artboard_4\" class=\"g-artboard\" style=\"min-width: 460px;max-width: 599px;max-height: 400px\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.496\" data-min-width=\"460\" data-max-width=\"599\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 0 0 66.8478% 0;\"\u003E\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_4-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_4.jpg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_4-route-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_4-route.svg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cimg id=\"g-overview-Artboard_4-marker-img\" class=\"g-aiImg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstatic01.nyt.com\u002Fnewsgraphics\u002F2021\u002F09\u002F16\u002Firan-assassination-overview\u002Fad0908e9ca6662dbf714b17e840263ad795b7f16\u002Foverview-Artboard_4-marker.svg\" src=\"data:image\u002Fgif;base64,R0lGODlhCgAKAIAAAB8fHwAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAAKAAoAAAIIhI+py+0PYysAOw==\"\u002F\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai2-1\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:5.4303%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:31.3221%;margin-left:-42px;width:84px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle0\"\u003ECaspian Sea\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai2-2\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:12.9197%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:67.3834%;margin-left:-25.5px;width:51px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003EBabol\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai2-3\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:12.9195%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:84.9879%;margin-left:-21px;width:42px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ESari\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai2-4\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:17.7977%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:75.8778%;margin-left:-41px;width:82px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003ERostamkala\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai2-5\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" style=\"top:22.0252%;margin-top:-6.7px;left:52.6113%;margin-left:-24px;width:48px;\"\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cp class=\"g-pstyle1\"\u003EAmol\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\t\t\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\t\t\u003Cdiv id=\"g-ai2-6\" class=\"g-white-map-text g-aiAbs g-aiPointText\" 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