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The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said Tuesday that Tehran intends on bringing Israel to justice over “crimes against humanity and our scientists,” Iran’s Press TV reported on Tuesday.

Iran accused Israel’s Mossad for the murder of a nuclear physicist last year, and Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that “we will definitely utilize all our means and capabilities to follow up the case in international legal bodies.”

“The issue that we will actively pursue is the condemnation of this illegal regime (Israel) and its punishment as the perpetrator of crimes against humanity and our scientists,” Mehmanparast said at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday.

Iran also condemned Western support of Israel, saying they sponsored Israel’s “terror efforts.”

Mehmanparast spoke in light of Iran’s recent claim that it had arrested a spy network linked to the Mossad, who was allegedly involved in the 2010 assassination of physics professor Masoud Ali Mohammadi.

	Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast.
	Photo by: Reuters

Earlier Tuesday, Iran’s intelligence chief revealed more details about the investigation into last year’s killing of a nuclear physicist, saying that more than 10 suspects have been arrested and all were members of networks linked to Israel’s Mossad spy agency.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Heidar Moslehi warned any nations cooperating with Israel in such plots that Iran would consider them “bases for terrorist jobs” and threats to the entire Middle East.

On Monday Iran announced its probe into the January 2010 slaying of Mohammadi had led its agents to infiltrate the Mossad and uncover other plots.

Mohammadi was killed by a bomb-rigged motorcycle parked outside his house. Possible explanations have never been clear, particularly as he had no known link to Iran’s nuclear work.