A political advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says groundwork has already been made for a “severe and crushing” response to Israel over its assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
“Legal, diplomatic & media processes laid the ground for severely punishing a regime that only understands language of force," Ali Shamkhani wrote in a post published on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday.
Haniyeh, who was in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, was martyred along with his bodyguard in an attack early on July 31.
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution warned the Israeli regime of a “harsh response” for Haniyeh’s assassination, calling it the Islamic Republic’s duty to avenge the Palestinian resistance leader’s blood.
“The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our homeland and left us bereaved, but it also set the ground for a harsh punishment for itself,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.....more below
