Iran claims Israel's admission of assassinating former Hamas leader Haniyeh justifies its October missile attack, escalating diplomatic tensions after Katz's recent statements.

Tehran's UN envoy says Jerusalem's 'audacious and shameless confession' of 'heinous' assassination of terror chief affirms legitimacy of its barrage on the country The post After Israel confirms killing Haniyeh,

Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's permanent representative to the UN, made the remarks in a letter addressed to the UN Security Council while reacting to the confession on Monday by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz,

Iran slammed Israel for what it called was a 'heinous crime' of Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Iran comment against Israel came after the latter admitted its role in killing Haniyeh who had been key figure in Hamas for decades.

The Iranian mission to the UN asserts that the targeted killing on its soil constitutes a 'blatant violation of international law' and calls for a strong response from the international community

Iran has strongly condemned Israel’s “brazen admission” of the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, calling it a “heinous crime.”

Israel claims responsibility for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh:: Israel's Defence Ministry Handout:::: Israel Katz, Israel's Minister of Defense"These days, when the Houthi terrorist organization is firing missiles at Israel,

Hassan Nasrallah meanwhile was the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah - he was assassinated in Beirut in September as Israel dramatically escalated its military campaign against Hezbollah, with which it had been trading near daily cross-border fire since the day after the 7 October attacks.

Israel assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh this summer in Iran, defence minister Israel Katz has confirmed and threatened to take similar action against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Haniyeh, the 62-year-old international face of the militant group,