From a short-range missile which bore a head of approx 7 kgwas killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniya in Tehran as stated in a statement today, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) of Iran who are investigating the incident.

In a statement, the IRGC said his killing “designed and executed by the Zionist regime” and was supported by “criminal US government”.

Tehran’s revenge for the attack will be “severe and will be done in an appropriate way, at an appropriate time and place” said the statement that blamed Israel – the “bold and terrorist Zionist government” – for Haniya’s death.

This announcement contradicts the revelations of the New York Times which said that Ismail Haniya was killed by a remote-controlled bomb and not by a missile. According to the report, which cited seven Middle East officials, including two Iranians, and a US official, the explosive device was smuggled into the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps building in Tehran.

At the same time, today’s Telegraph report details how Ismail Haniya was killed, confirming that he was killed by explosives placed in three separate rooms of the building where the Hamas leader resided, planted by Iranian agents who were hired for this purpose. . As he points out, the original plan was to assassinate Ismail Haniya last May when he attended the funeral of Ibrahim Raisi, the former president of Iran. However, the operation did not go ahead because of the number of people inside the building at the time and the high probability of its failure, two Iranian officials told the Telegraph.

At the same time, according to a New York Times report, Iran has made dozens of arrests, including senior intelligence officers, military officials and workers at a military hostel in Tehran.