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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Iran vows vengeance after Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran
Description: Iran (MNN) — In a shocking turn of events, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated on Wednesday in Iran’s capital city, Tehran.
It was initially believed that Haniyeh was killed in a targeted airstrike. However, a new report from The New York Times says a bomb was smuggled months in advance into the Tehran guesthouse where Haniyeh was often known to stay.
The assassination has sparked outrage and promises of retaliation from Iran, which has vowed revenge against Israel — although Israel has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
This latest development has he...