The Iranian government has announced that they will retaliate against the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, with targeted military actions, as stated by the country’s UN delegation.
“The response to an assassination will indeed be special operations – harder and intended to instill deep regret in the perpetrator,” the mission said in a statement on its X page.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced on Wednesday morning that Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, was killed. Hamas claimed that he was assassinated in an Israeli attack on a residence in Tehran, where he had come for the inauguration of Iran’s president-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian.
According to Al Mayadeen, the missile was not launched from Iran’s territory but from another state. Mousa Abu Marzook, Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, has issued a warning that Haniyeh’s assassination will not be left unanswered.