Khamenei orders direct strike on Israel in response to Haniyeh killing, NYT reports

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meets with Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 30, 2024. (Photo via KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meets with Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 30, 2024. (Photo via KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered a direct strike on Israel in response for the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, The New York Times reports, citing three unnamed Iranian officials briefed on the matter, including two Revolutionary Guard members.

The report says the directive was given this morning at an emergency meeting of the Supreme National Security Council.

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