Members of the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iranian lawmakers said on Sunday “infiltration” of Iranian security did not play a role in the elimination of Hamas “political” chief Ismail Haniyeh – contradicting a New York Times report claiming Haniyeh was killed by a bomb hidden in his room. Haniyeh, who lived a life of luxury in Qatar securing financing and political support for the genocidal terrorist organization Hamas, died in an explosion on July 31 while visiting Iran for the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian. Both Pezeshkian and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were seen embracing Haniyeh at the inaugural ceremonies hours before Iranian authorities confirmed his death.
Iran is the world’s premier state sponsor of terrorism and a key financier for Hamas, as well as other Palestinian terrorist groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The U.S.
State Department estimates that Iran spends $100 million a year funding Hamas and PIJ, among other jihadist outfits engaging in genocidal activities against Israel. While no individual or group has taken responsibility for the explosion that killed Haniyeh, Iranian authorities immediately blamed the Israeli government and claimed the United States abetted the alleged attack. Israel declared war on Hamas in October 2023 after Hamas terrorists executed an unprecedented siege of the country, killing 1,200, abducting hundreds of others, and engaging in torture, infanticide, gang rape, and other.