Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has warned that Tehran’s retaliation over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh may only come after a long wait, according to Reuters.
Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in late July, hours after attending the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Following the incident, Iran promised to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel, which has neither denied nor acknowledged any role in the killing. The Middle East has been bracing for Iran’s avowed retaliation, which has not so far materialized.
“Time is in our favor and the waiting period for this response could be long,” Alimohammad Naini, spokesperson for IRGC, an elite and influential branch of the Iranian military, reportedly said on Tuesday, adding “the enemy” should wait for a “calculated and accurate” response.
Naini was also cited by local media as saying that Iranian leaders were weighing the circumstances and that the response might not be a repeat of the Islamic Republic’s previous operations.
In April, Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel in response to the latter’s bombing of its consulate in Syria. The barrage was mostly countered by Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system, but a number of missiles did reach their targets, causing what Israel claimed was minimal damage to military installations.
The killing of Haniyeh has sparked global concerns about an all-out war between Israel and Iran.
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