Iran on Tuesday (Dec 24) slammed Israel for what it called the country's "brazen admission" of its role in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and justifying its retaliatory missile strikes.

Iran slams Israel for 'brazen admission' of killing Hamas leader Haniyeh, calls it 'heinous crime'

Iranian Ambassador to United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, described Israel's admission, delivered by Defence Minister Israel Katz, as an unprecedented "brazen" confession of responsibility



Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday (August 14) condemned Israel for its "psychological warfare" aimed at forcing Tehran to reconsider retaliation for the assassination of Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the country.

Backing down from retaliating against Israel would invite ‘divine wrath’: Iran supreme leader Khamenei

Iran on Monday (August 5) declared it had the "legal right" to respond to the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, an attack attributed to Israel amidst the ongoing Gaza conflict.

Iran asserts 'legal right' to retaliate to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday (July 31) issued an order to strike Israel. The Iranian Supreme leader, as per reports, issued the order as retaliation for the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran while on his visit for the inauguration of the new president, Masoud Pezeshkian.

Iran supreme leader Khamenei orders attack on Israel to avenge Ismail Haniyeh assassination: Report

Ismail Haniyeh, a senior leader of the Hamas, was killed in what the group called "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence," in Iran early on Wednesday (July 31).

Global community reacts to Ismail Haniyeh's assassination, Hamas vows it 'will not go unanswered'