Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Tehran ,Iran

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran, Iranian state media reported Tuesday.

Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed when the building they were staying in was struck, according to a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.