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Families of Iran’s slain nuclear scientists filed a lawsuit against Israel, the US, and Britain, accusing them of involvement in the assassinations. Iran has said the deaths were part of a covert campaign to sabotage its nuclear program.

Iran sent diplomats to Turkey seeking help in freeing 48 Iranians seized by Syrian rebels. Iran said it would hold the US responsible for the fate of the prisoners. Iran said it would continue to support its Syrian ally.

Iran tested a new longer-range version of its Fateh-110 ballistic missile. Iran plans to take its government offices offline in order to defend against cyberattacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said economic sanctions were failing to halt Iran’s nuclear program. US Secretary of Defense Panetta implied the possibility of a military attack if Iran decides to develop a nuclear weapon.

Indian authorities concluded that the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were responsible for an attack on an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi in February. Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran should reduce its reliance on oil exports. Iran warned Arab states not to support Syrian rebels.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that economic sanctions would not compel the country to halt its nuclear program. Iran increased the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges in operation. Iran’s nuclear facilities were hit by a computer virus.

Iran said it broke up two assassination cells responsible for killing Iranian nuclear scientists. Iran added a new batch of enriched uranium to a research reactor in Tehran.