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The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has significant implications on Middle East conflict dynamics and diplomatic negotiations.

Hamas reaffirms commitment to liberate Jerusalem despite leader's assassination in Tehran. Tensions rise as conflict with Israel continues.

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Hamas's political chief Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards have been killed after their residence in Tehran was targeted, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement.

Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran where he had been attending the president’s inauguration.

With its ferris wheel, coffee shops and promenades, Tehran’s Chitgar Lake has been a popular spot for Iranians since it was opened to the public in 2013. But it has also become a hangout for young Afghan men, and a focus for growing public resentment of the mass immigration since…

A mouthpiece for the Iranian government said Tehran will "not forget Buenos Aires' anti-Iranian policy" and it will "make it feel sorry for its enmity."

The Tehran Times, a mouthpiece for the government, said the government "will not forget the policies in Buenos Aires and at the right time and position it will impose its own game"

Pouria Zeraati was attacked by men he believes to have been henchman for the Tehran regime