July 31, 2024
(Bloomberg) — Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct strike on Israel in retaliation for what it said was the assassination of Hamas’ top leader while in Tehran, the New York Times reported.
Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday morning, the newspaper reported, citing three Iranian officials it didn’t identify.
The country’s supreme leader has already publicly threatened retaliation in fiery but predictable language. Reading a statement on state television, he said Iran has a “duty to seek vengeance” and that Israel should expect a “severe punishment.”
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Bugs Marlowe