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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke International security correspondent

Iran rejects western plea not to launch retaliatory attack against Israel

A billboard in Tehran shows late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) joining hands with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian.
A billboard in Tehran shows the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) joining hands with the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP

Iran has rejected western calls not to retaliate against Israel for the killing in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, late last month.

“Such demands lack political logic, are entirely contrary to the principles and rules of international law, and represent an excessive request,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanani, said.

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