Pezeshkian in reaction to Haniyeh martyrdom
TEHRAN, (MNA) – Reacting to the assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the country would defend its territorial integrity and dignity.
Today, dear Iran is mourning the martyrdom of the brave leader of the Palestinian Resistance Ismail Haniyeh, the Iranian wrote on X social media platform on Wednesday morning.
Yesterday I raised his victorious hand and today I have to carry his coffin on my shoulders, he added.
"The bond between the two proud nations of Iran and Palestine will be stronger than before, and the path of resistance and defense of the oppressed will be followed stronger than ever."
The Islamic Republic of Iran will defend its territorial integrity and honor and would make the terrorist occupiers regret their cowardly action, Pezeshkian stressed.
Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were martyred after their residence was targeted in Tehran, according to a statement released by the IRGC.
"With condolences to the heroic nation of Palestine and the Islamic nation and the combatants of the Resistance Front and the noble nation of Iran, this morning (Wednesday) the residence of Mr. Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Islamic Resistance of Hamas, was hit in Tehran, and following this incident, he and one of his bodyguards were martyred," the statement reads.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
Mousa Abu Marzook, a member of the Hamas Political Bureau, has vowed to take revenge for the martyrdom of the chief of the political bureau of the Palestinian Resistance movement Ismail Haniyeh.
The Hamas official stressed that the cowardly assassination of Haniyeh will not go unanswered.
Commenting on the incident, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani said that an investigation into the details of this incident by the relevant institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran is underway.
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