News - Iran president: We will make Israel regret murder of Haniyeh

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced after the death—in Tehran—of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian radical Hamas movement, that Iran will defend its sovereignty. The Iranian leader wrote about it on X—formerly Twitter. "The Islamic Republic of Iran will defend its territorial integrity and dignity and make the terrorist invaders regret their cowardly actions," Pezeshkian said in a statement. The president of Iran emphasized that the relationship between the people of Iran and Palestine will be stronger than before, and the support the resistance will be stronger than before. "Yesterday I raised his victorious hand, but today I have to bury him on my shoulders," added Pezeshkian, referring to his inauguration ceremony Tuesday, during which the political leader of Hamas and the president of Iran had stood with their hands raised. Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an attack on his residence in the capital of Iran, Tehran. According to the statement of Hamas, the head of its political bureau was killed in an Israeli attack after he had attended the inauguration ceremony of the new Iranian president.