Iran president vows to make ‘occupiers regret their cowardly act’ of killing Hamas leader

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the start of their meeting at the President's office in Tehran, Iran, July 30, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Iran will “defend its territorial integrity, dignity, honor, and pride, and will make the terrorist occupiers regret their cowardly act” of assassinating Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, President Masoud Pezeshkian says.

He did not elaborate in his statement, which was carried by Iranian media.

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