Last night, at the request of Iran, an emergency meeting was held in connection with the assassination of the head of the Hamas Politburo, Ismail Haniya. Details - in the material of the correspondent of The Moscow Post.
Haniya died in a missile strike in Tehran on the night of July 31. He was responsible for Hamas' international relations and one of the key mediators in negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. Together with Haniya, one of the high-ranking commanders of the Hezbollah group, Fuad Shokra, was killed.
Iran's Permanent Representative to the UN Amir Said Iravani sent a request for a meeting
"Iran calls on the UN Security Council to convene an urgent meeting to consider acts of Israeli aggression and terrorist attacks committed on the territory of Iran and in the Middle East region," the Iranian diplomat said in a letter circulated by the Middle East media.
He also called on the Security Council "to take immediate measures to hold Israel accountable for violations of international law, including the possible imposition of sanctions and the use of other measures aimed at preventing further aggression." In addition, Irrawani stressed that Iran "will not hesitate to exercise its inalienable right to self-defense" in accordance with the principles set out in the UN charter.
The result was expected. As part of this event, Russia offered a press statement condemning this incident, but some Western countries - the United States, France and Great Britain, blocked it. The parties did not come to anything concrete - especially the condemnation of the terrorist attack.
Note that there was no official confirmation that the attack was carried out by Israel. At the same time, the Iranian ambassador to the Russian Federation said that before that, Israel in Gaza destroyed 12 relatives of Hania, including children and grandchildren. Thus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keeps his word - earlier he promised to destroy all the leaders of Hamas and their families.
The Palestinian group Hamas considers Israel responsible for the attack.
The speed and accuracy of the attack is amazing. According to sources, the attackers could get information about Hania's whereabouts through spyware installed on a mobile device via WhatsApp (owned by the Meta corporation, recognized in Russia as a foreign agent, terrorist and extremist organization, undesirable organization, etc.).
In any case, it turns out that Iran was unable to provide security to a distinguished guest even in its own capital. This is a real blow to the reputation of the Ayatollah regime and their allies.
In Iran, red flags were hung out - they mean grief and a vow of revenge. According to a number of sources, Ayatollah Khomeini ordered a direct strike on Israeli military positions - but when it can be carried out is unknown. If this action happens, it will have more domestic political, but not military influence. Iran understands that Tehran simply cannot withstand a direct serious clash with Israel and its allies.
At the same time, experts note that Haniya was one of the supporters of the armistice negotiations with Israel, so now this process, already problematic, will be even more complicated and postponed in time.
As one of the possible "response measures" to the murder of the head of Hamas, the possible murder of all the remaining Israeli hostages captured in October last year is called. However, with this approach, Hamas risks losing the only real lever of pressure on Israel.
At the same time, Benjamin Netanyahu is celebrating tremendous success. Now in Israel there is a political crisis, the resignation of the prime minister and the entire cabinet requires a significant number of residents of the country. The successful attack, amid Netanyahu's intransigent stance, added political points for him.
As for the prospects of another big war - for example, Israel's invasion of Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah, the likelihood of this is low. For forces on both sides, a protracted conflict is much more profitable. If it is resolved, Netanyahu will have to leave office, and Hamas will lose a colossal source of income. Now the organization should receive gigantic donations from "sponsors" around the world.
As you know, the leaders of Hamas are dollar billionaires, they bathe in luxury, making money from many years of conflict.
It is significant that the body of Ismail Haniya will find the last shelter not in Palestine, which he so stubbornly and zealously defended, but in the state-sponsor of Hamas Qatar, where Haniya himself and a significant part of his relatives lived in luxury.