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Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the democratic president of the EU- and US-designated Arab terrorist organization Hamas, Iran on August 13 rejected Western calls to abandon its threat to fight against Israel.
On July 31 as Haniyeh and his personal guard were killed in Tehran during a visit to the country’s money for President Masud Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony.
Israel has n’t confirmed or denied carrying out the assault.
Iran, Hamas’s major sponsor, blames Israel for the shooting of Haniyeh and has vowed punishment, raising fears of a wider conflict in the region.
According to Nasser Kanani, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry,” such a demand lacks social logic, flies in the face of the principles and rules of international laws, and constitutes common and practical help” for Israel.
Three senior Egyptian leaders, according to a Reuters opine on August 13 that just a cease-fire agreement in Gaza following scheduled deals in the upcoming days may prevent Iran from directly retaliating against Israel.
After Hamas fighters stormed across the frontier into southern Israel on October 7, killing roughly 1,200 people and holding more than 250 hostages, Israel launched an air and ground unpleasant in Gaza. Israel’s activity has killed more than 38, 900 individuals in the Gaza Strip, according to health leaders from Hamas.
Under the condition of anonymity, Iran and allies like Hizballah would establish a direct strike if the Gaza negotiations, which are scheduled to begin on August 15 in either Egypt or Qatar, crash or if it believes Israel is dragging out the talks. A cease-fire in Gaza, on the other hand, would give Iran support for a smaller” metaphoric” reply, one of Reuters ‘ sources said.
His speech came after the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy , called , on Iran on August 12 to” remain down its continuing challenges of a military assault against Israel”.
On the same day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hung up telephone numbers with Pezeshkian.
Starmer asked Pezeshkian to refrain from attacking Israel and .gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-pezeshkian-of-iran-12-august-2024″>said that battle was not in anyone’s curiosity, his office , .gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-pezeshkian-of-iran-12-august-2024″>said. Starmer told Pezeshkian he was profoundly concerned about the Middle East condition and that he needed to de-escalate to prevent further local conflict.
According to Starmer,” there was a significant risk of misunderstanding, and now was the time to take it seriously and calmly,” adding that he had reiterated his devotion to an end to hostage-free Gaza, the release of all hostages, and boosting charitable aid.
The Egyptian president said that any war in the world was against everyone’s interests and that says had the right to “punitive actions against an aggressor,” according to the official IRNA news organization.
Scholz also urged Pezeshkian to stop more Middle Eastern military annexation. ” The loop of crime in the Middle East must now be broken”, Scholz told Pezeshkian, according to a European government , statement.
On August 12, the United States stated that it concurred with intelligence analyses that Iran and/or its allies in the Middle East might “attack Israel as early as this year.” President Joe Biden had spoken with leaders of key European friends, according to U.S. national security official John Kirby, who informed writers.
American diplomats have worked to prevent a major firestorm in the Middle East, where tensions had already been great as a result of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
Israel’s air and ground rude has killed more than 38, 900 individuals in the Gaza Strip, according to health leaders from Hamas.
Israel stepped up after Hamas soldiers reportedly attacked southern Israel on October 7 and killed at least 1,200 individuals and held more than 250 hostages.
