US President Joe Biden expressed hope that Iran would refrain from attacking Israel if a ceasefire agreement is reached in the Gaza Strip on August 13 at a meeting with reporters.
Biden expressed this thought in response to a question from White House panel reporters about the possibility of Iran abandoning an attack in response to the death of Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh following an Israeli strike on his residence in Tehran.
In late July, Ismail Haniyeh, who served as head of the Politburo of the Palestinian Hamas movement, was killed in an attack on his residence in Tehran, where he had arrived to take part in the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Hamas blamed Israel and the United States for Haniyeh’s death and stressed that the attack would not go without consequences. Israeli officials declined to comment on Haniyeh’s killing, and the U.S. deputy permanent representative to the U.N., Robert Wood, said the United States was not involved in the incident.
On July 31, the New York Times, citing its sources, reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered a retaliatory strike against Israel in response to Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran. Subsequently, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Irvani, stated at a UN Security Council meeting that Tehran, while respecting international law, reserves the right to self-defense and is ready to respond to Haniyeh’s killing when it deems it necessary.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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