Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official.
The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, according to five of the Middle Eastern officials. The guesthouse is run and protected by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and is part of a large compound, known as Neshat, in an upscale neighborhood of northern Tehran.
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@TwoPartyJakeDemocrat2yrs2Y
He probably tried to adjust the thermostat
This is what Israel should have been doing this entire time. Targeted assassinations abroad of Hamas and Hezbollah leadership does more to strike fear into their hearts than invading Gaza. If you were to invade Gaza, just invade Rafah to cut off the tunnels to starve Hamas out.
@RhinoMadisonDemocrat2yrs2Y
Interesting move. And the fact that the sweeps didn’t find the bomb, should make the Iranians nervous.
@TenaciousWidgeonVeteran2yrs2Y
I have to assume this means there are bombs in all of the guesthouses, just waiting for the right guests.
So the question is who did it? And if Iran is going to assume it's Israel and attack them then the Israelis must hit them really hard unlike last time.
That makes a lot more sense than the "missile fired from another country that nobody saw and didn't do any collateral damage" theory.
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