Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayers as mourners throw flowers and some chant ‘death to Israel’
has been held in the Iranian capital of Tehran amid fears that the fallout from his killing, blamed on Israel, risks escalating into a regional war.
Also on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had confirmed an airstrike in Gaza last month had successfully killed its target, Hamas’s military commander, Mohammed Deif. Hamas had no immediate comment on the Israeli announcement. The dual assassinations are heavy blows to Hamas and Hezbollah, but also raise the stakes for Iran, which backs both groups and has vowed revenge. The New York Times, citing Iranian officials,that Khamenei has ordered Iran to strike Israel directly in response, raising fears that the war in Gaza is on the brink of morphing into a broader regional conflict.
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