Iran has launched an extensive investigation into the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of Hamas, and arrested dozens possibly connected, a New York Times report said Saturday.
Citing two sources familiar with the investigation, the NYT report said senior intelligence officers, military officials, and staff workers at a military-run guesthouse in Tehran where Haniyeh was assassinated, were detained.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) specialized intelligence unit has taken over the investigation, according to the NYT’s sources.
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Recruiting agents from within the ranks of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Mossad managed to plant the explosives in the Tehran hostel where Hamas leader Ismail Haniya was staying.
ReplyDeleteThis is reported by an article in the British Telegraph, amid information that the authorities in Tehran are making a series of arrests in connection with the murder.
The Telegraph report appears to confirm similar information published by the New York Times which claimed that the Hamas leader was not killed in an airstrike as claimed by Iran.
The Telegraph quoted two Iranian officials as saying the initial plan was to assassinate Haniya during his visit to Tehran last May for the funeral of Ibarim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash.
This operation was postponed due to the large number of people in the building and the high probability of failure.
An informed source denies to the Iranian Tasnim Agency the entirety of The New York Times report that alleged that Iran has detained dozens of people, including military and intelligence officers, as part of its investigation into the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
ReplyDeleteThe source further described the NYT report as "full of lies and part of Zionist psychological warfare, lacking any genuine news value."
Iran arrests over two dozen senior officers and military officials following assassination of Ismail Haniyeh - Iran press
ReplyDeleteIran’s new strike on Israel may turn out to be broader than its April assault, the Wall Street Journal writes.
ReplyDeleteThe paper points out that in April, Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards Israel, "but only after telegraphing its response to diplomats ahead of time and giving Israel and the US time to prepare." As a result, "most of the projectiles were shot down before reaching Israel." However, "this time, Israel and its allies are operating in a vacuum."