Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Dies In Tehran, Observer: Aib For Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met Hamas Leaders and Islamic Jihad. (Source: IRNA)

JAKARTA - The death of the Head of the Hamas Hamas Police Office Ismail Hiniyeh in Tehran, Iran, is a disgrace for the country, said Middle East observer Faisal Assegaf. "Aib because of the status of Hiniyeh to Iran's invitation and as a state guest. Therefore, he can meet the new president and Ali Khamenei," Faisal explained in a short message to VOI, Wednesday 31, July. Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran, to take part in the inauguration of the elected president Masoud Pezeshkian by the Iranian Parliament.

Previously, Haniyeh reportedly met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was not alone. The head of the pest political bureau was present with the Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement Ziyad Nakhaleh. After that, Heniyeh was reported to have met with Pezeshkian before the presidential inauguration was held at the Class of theorem in Tehran. "It should be if a state guest, security is super tight. But Hamas leaders are used to carrying personal bodyguards," explained Faisal, when asked about the security of Haniyeh.

Palestinian militant group Hamas said the group's senior leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in the attack following the inauguration of the Iranian President.

"The Hamas Islamic Resistance Movement mourns the martyrdom of the children of the Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims, as well as all the independent people of the world," the group said in a statement.

"Furthermore announced, Haniyeh was martyred in Tehran after participating in the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president due to the dangerous Zionist attack on his residence," the group continued.

"It could be, but if it happens, the attack is limited," replied Faisal when asked about the response that Iran might give.