Israel examines if Iran had role in killing of a senior nuclear scientist at MIT

Serious stuff! Other news report that the killing of this professor is perhaps linked to the killings at Brown University. 

Was he also a Jew? Both Google AI and Bing AI claim it is not confirmed or controversial. Was he a Portuguese crypto Jew? The article below is silent on this subject.

"Israeli officials are examining intelligence from recent days that suggests an Iranian connection to the murder of Prof. Nuno Loureiro, a senior nuclear scientist at MIT, who was shot dead in his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday evening.  ...

Prof. Loureiro, who had previously spoken out in favor of Israel, was a 47-year-old Portuguese-born world-renowned plasma and nuclear fusion researcher. ...

The Israeli investigation is being conducted against the backdrop of Loureiro's sensitive field of research. He was considered one of the world's leading researchers in energy and nuclear physics and has served in key roles at research centers related to the development of future technologies. ..."

Israel examines if Iran had role in killing of scientist | The Jerusalem Post "This is an assessment that has not yet been verified and is not supported at this stage by official findings from the investigative authorities in the United States. "

Professor Nuno Loureiro