Masoud Pezeshkian hoped to improve relations with the west, but calls for armed response will be hard to ignoreMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesAvenging the assassination of the Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, is now Tehran’s duty as his killing occurred while he was a “dear guest” on Iranian soil, the country’s Supreme leader has warned in his first reaction to the killing.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described Haniyeh’s killing, which Tehran views as a provocation designed to escalate the conflict in the Middle East, as a “bitter and difficult incident that happened in the territory of the Islamic republic”. Continue reading…
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Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor
Publish date : 2024-07-31 14:45:49
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Humiliation of Haniyeh’s killing creates early crisis for Iran’s new president
