Iran’s senior military commander in Russia: Crushing response to Israel ‘on its way’

A senior Iranian military official asserts that the Islamic Republic’s harsh revenge on the Israeli regime over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran is "fast approaching".

The retaliation “is on its way,” Brigadier General Ali Shadmani, deputy coordinator of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in Russia on Sunday.

The headquarters is tasked with planning and coordinating joint military operations within the Iranian Armed Forces.

“The aspects of this [retaliatory] measure are under consideration,” he noted, adding, “It will definitely take place.”

The assassination claimed the lives of Haniyeh, the Palestinian resistance movement’s Political Bureau chief, and one of his bodyguards in Tehran late last month. Haniyeh was in the Iranian capital to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Soon after the atrocity, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned the Israeli regime of a "harsh response," saying it was the Islamic Republic's duty to avenge the blood of the Palestinian resistance leader.

Brigadier General Shadmani is in the Russian capital to attend the 10th international military-technical forum “Army-2024,” which is scheduled to take place from Monday to Wednesday.

The Islamic Republic has participated in the event for the third consecutive year, showcasing a diverse array of the country’s military and defensive products.

Leader vows to avenge blood of 'dear guest' Haniyeh, warns Israel of ‘harsh punishment’

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Israeli regime of a harsh response for the the assassination of Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, saying the Islamic Republic regards as a duty to avenge the blood of the Palestinian resistance leader.

Shadmani described the regime as “bloodthirsty and homicidal” and “a criminal Zionist gang,” which had “crossed red lines and trampled on morality and human rights on numerous occasions.”

He was referring to the regime’s litany of acts of deadly aggression against the regional nations, including the Iranian people. The atrocities targeting the Islamic Republic have included assassination of at least seven Iranian nuclear scientists over years and bombing of the Consular Section of the Iranian Embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus back in April, which led to the martyrdom of seven Iranian military advisors.

Referring to Haniyeh, however, Shadmani said, “By assassinating our dear guest, the Zionist regime perpetrated an atrocity that was worse than the previous ones.”

Also on Sunday, Brigadier General Ali Mohammad Naeini, deputy head of the Public Relations Department of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), denounced the assassination as “a clear violation” of the United Nations Charter, warning the regime that it would receive the response to its “foolish” terrorist act in due time.

Israel to get Iran’s response to Haniyeh’s assassination in due time: IRGC

The IRGC’s spokesman has warned the Israeli regime that it will receive the response to its “foolish” assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in due time.

He added that fear of Iran’s response had engulfed the entire occupied territories, stressing that the regime thought it could compensate for its defeats on the battlefield by carrying out assassinations, while its existence and identity were on the brink of collapse.

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