Jeremy Scahill
At approximately 2 a.m. local time, Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran in an apparent Israeli strike. It is not yet known what precise weapons were used, but Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency described it as a “projectile.” The U.S. has denied it was aware of the strike beforehand, though it is unlikely any American officials would publicly confirm prior knowledge—not to mention involvement—in the assassination.
“This is something we were not aware of or involved in. It's very hard to speculate,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on an official visit to Singapore.
“I don’t have anything on that for you,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a press briefing aboard a Navy ship in the Philippines when asked if the U.S. had advance knowledge or notice of the strike.
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