Iran has no good options after two deadly strikes on senior allies

One of the few things working in Iran’s favor after the humiliating news that Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital overnight is that the regime controls most of the information the world gets to see. What Iran has said so far is that Haniyeh died after being hit by an “airborne guided projectile” in Tehran where he was attending the inauguration of the Iranian president. The precise details of what happened in Tehran, will dictate what comes next, as Iran looks to present a narrative that justifies and fashions its response. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports. #CNN #News

[happygilmore]

I don’t think CNN understands the word “moderate”

[MOOeymania]

"Moderate Hamas"? ok this guy has 0 credibility. What a joke.

[Isitantisemitic]

Please stop using the word 'moderate.' He was far from that. He called for the blood of Israeli children, women and the elderly often.

[rmorrison]

1:08 "one of the leading, moderate, most recognisable faces of Hamas".

First time I have ever heard "Hamas" and "moderate" used in the same sentence. Either you are one or the other.

Unbelievable!

[mustafamar]

Israel is applying pressure and refusing to be bullied in negotiations.

[vqrltlt]

Shortly after 7 October 2023 Netanyahu referred to the 7 political leaders of Hamas as "dead men walking". What on earth do these idiotic commentators and journalists think he meant by that? It was simply a matter of time and rightly so

[soupforthefamily]

Haniyah was a billionaire living in luxury in Qatar with stolen aid money while the people of Gaza lived in poverty. He also rejected multiple ceasefire agreements.

[honglu]

Iran just announced that The Supreme Leader of Iran would not be meeting with Haniyeh anymore.

[izwaterloo]

CNN, your pain and sorrow for this huge loss is not a surprise.

[oocinom]

College students across the United States are pissed right now. LOL

[Okisnana-cdts]

wow these people are so sad that a terrorist had been killed.

[ITubeRealFun]

The classic "we can't confirm nor deny that". So now everyone knows Iran's air defense is shiit.

[davidbenhaim]

Watchya gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys, bad boys.

[chriswestwood]

"I'm sure Secretary Blinken is telling the absolute truth..." 🤣🤣🤣

[mybjj]

"This was sovereign soil". If you allow guests who are terrorists, you have no right to claim your land is sovereign and off limits.

[bshwin]

Iran is the cause of all this! Blaming anyone else for regional instability is idiotic

[mes]

Moderate? What an absolute Idiotic thing to say about a murderer and terrorist.

[cashaeleatemla]

One of the few things working in Iran’s favor after the humiliating news that Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital overnight is that the regime controls most of the information the world gets to see.

What Iran has said so far is that Haniyeh died after being hit by an “airborne guided projectile” in Tehran where he was attending the inauguration of the Iranian president. But we know little else. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the strike but has previously vowed to eliminate Hamas and its leaders following the October 7 attacks.

Haniyeh’s death came hours after Israel confirmed it carried out a strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday that killed the most senior military commander of Hezbollah, another Iranian-backed militant group, who it blamed for a deadly attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

The precise details of what happened at around 2 a.m. (5.30 p.m. ET) in Tehran, will dictate what comes next, as Iran looks to present a narrative that justifies and fashions its response.

Whatever the truth and whatever Iran proffers, the attack is clearly a grave violation of its sovereignty and the supposed security bubble of the Iranian capital. Haniyeh was the regime’s guest, and its role as a regional power is compromised if it’s unable to guarantee the simple safety of visiting allies.

There are reports he was staying in a guest house for veterans, and it is unclear whose technical responsibility it was to protect this facility – and whether the elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) will be explicitly embarrassed, outside of the wider humiliation of an apparent Israeli assassination deep inside of Iran.

[alexyoung]

Perhaps it's not a good idea to keep someone with a target painted on his forehead as a guest in your house?

[ikeesses]

Sorry for your loss talib omar cortes, your heros are