Lebanese news site al Mayadeen, which is close to Hezbollah, cites an Iranian source as saying that the missile that hit the residence where Haniya was staying in Tehrankilling him, launched from another country.

According to the same source, the missile it was not launched from inside Iran.

Earlier, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that the blow that killed Haniya occurred at about 2 a.m. at a special residence for war veterans.

Iranian media reports that Haniya was killed by an airstrike in Tehran: “Haneyah, who had come to Iran for the inauguration ceremony of the president, was staying in one of the special residences for war veterans in northern Tehran when he was hit by a missile that was launched from the air,” the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Other media reported the same announcement.

The new president of Iran Masout Pezeskian – just yesterday he was sworn in – he declared that Iran will defend its territorial integrity and dignity.