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NYT: Iran leadership holding emergency meeting, Haniyeh killing will delay Gaza truce and prompt retaliation from Iran proxies
A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 28, 2024, shows him (L) delivering a speech during the official presidential endorsement ceremony of President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian (R). - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his official endorsement of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic Republic's ninth President on July 28, ahead of his swearing-in before parliament on July 30. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
Iran is holding an emergency meeting of its Supreme National Security Council at Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s residence, the New York Times reports, citing two Iranian officials.
The report notes such a meeting only happens during “extraordinary circumstances.”
Esmail Ghaani, the commander of the Quds Force, which oversees Iran’s terror proxies is also at the meeting, the report says.
The report also quotes Iran state TV as saying that the killing of Haniyeh would delay the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal by several months and prompt a retaliation from Iran-backed groups in the region.
The report notes that statements from Iran state TV reflect the views of Khamenei and the government.
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