Iran announced on Saturday the deaths of three other scientists in Israeli attacks, bringing to nine the number of atomic program experts killed in recent days.

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Ali Bakaei Karimi, Mansour Asgari, Saeed Borji, three nuclear scientists, were killed in the terrorist attacks of the Zionist regime, Tasnim news agency reported.

With the deaths of these three people, the number of Iranian nuclear scientists who have been killed in attacks that began with Israel’s early morning strike on Friday and have continued since then has risen to nine.

So far, Iranian authorities have officially reported 78 deaths and 320 injuries, to which would have to be added 60 more people killed in an attack on a building in Tehran, according to Iranian media.

Iran responded last night with at least three missile attacks on Tel Aviv military placements and other tactical objectives, killing three and injuring 38.

An Iranian official announced that Iran will intensify its retaliatory attacks against Israel, and said it would attack the regional bases of any country trying to defend Israel, affirming its legitimate right to respond to Zionist aggression.

For his part, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations stated that Tehran reserves the right to respond decisively and proportionally to Israeli aggression, at the time, place and by any means it chooses.

At a UN Security Council meeting, Saeed Iravani condemned the Zionist regime’s acts of terrorism against Iran, stating that the Iranian response will be firm, legal and essential to restore deterrence, defend its sovereignty and uphold the principles of international law.

In addition, he thanked the support of several countries for convening the emergency session to address Israel’s illegal act of aggression against Iran.

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