Iran’s intelligence agency Mossad could have lifted the floor by hiring Persian security personnel to place explosives in three of the building’s guest rooms, according to the Telegraph.
In an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ) guesthouse where Haniyeh would stay, there were explosives planted in three of its rooms.
The agencies left the country by putting the incendiary devices in the guesthouse’s rooms. The bombs were detonated mildly at 2am on Wednesday, killing Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the opening of Egyptian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The previous plan, which included killing Haniyeh at former Egyptian leader Raisi’s death, was postponed due to large masses inside the funeral home, which increased the likelihood of failure, according to the Telegraph, citing two Egyptian officials.
The IRGC has been at odds with the death, with various industries blaming each other for the failure of the operation.
Tehran regulators have arrested about two hundred people in connection with the shooting, including top Iranian intelligence officers, defense officials, and personnel at the hotel, as reported by The New York Times.
Deadly fluke
President Pezeshkian’s first day in business coincided with the execution, which sparked suspicions among his close assistants that the safety lapse may have been the result of an intentional IRGC plot to harm the new leader’s reputation.
Pezeshkian had launched a campaign to encourage speech and restore Iran’s standing internationally, which the IRGC supposedly disapproved of.
Iran vows punishment
Iran described the attack as a “terrorist activity” involving a bullet with a weapon of about 7 kilograms, causing a major blast, and alleged that the United States supported the assault.
Israel will be subject to severe consequences at a suitable time and place, according to the IRGC, which has pledged to kill Haniyeh’s dying.
