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Iranian official: Haniya would not have been attacked without support from US intelligence agencies

2024-08-01

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Reference News reported on August 1 According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on August 1, Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani said that without the support of the US intelligence agencies, the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), in the Iranian capital would not have happened.

“The United States is (Israel’s) strategic ally and the country that most supports the Israeli regime in the region, and its responsibility in this heinous crime should not and cannot be ignored,” Iravani reportedly said.

Iravani said the attack on Haniyeh in Tehran "would not have been carried out without US permission and US intelligence support."

Hamas reportedly announced on July 31 that Israel's attack on Hamas leader Haniyeh's residence in Tehran killed him.

According to reports, Hamas blamed Israel and the United States for Haniyeh's death and said that there would be no response to the attack. US Defense Secretary Austin said that he had nothing to say about the death of the Hamas leader and topics related to Israel. The Israeli military also said that they "do not respond to media reports that Haniyeh was killed in an attack." The Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli government instructed ministers not to comment on the death of the Hamas leader in the attack.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Haniyeh's death was an absolutely unacceptable political assassination that could lead to further escalation of the situation in the region.