Iran vows ‘decisive’ response to assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

Tehran: Iran has vowed to take “decisive” action against the “aggressor” behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, accusing Israel of carrying out a “cowardly” attack.

 Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the killing of Haniyeh, who was in Iran for the swearing-in of President Masoud Pezeshkian, was a “flagrant violation” of international law, Xinhua news agency reported.

Iran will take its serious and deterrent action with “strength and decisiveness” to punish the “aggressor” based on its inherent right and the international law principles, Kanaani said at a weekly press conference.

He added that Tehran would pursue the matter through the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, which will hold an emergency meeting of Foreign Ministers on Wednesday.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has blamed Israel for the attack, vowing a “harsh and painful response”.  (IANS)

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