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Rania SANJAR

Iran Says Hamas Leader's Killing A Costly 'Strategic Mistake' By Israel

A woman walks past a picture of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran (Credit: AFP)

Israel committed a costly "strategic mistake" with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran's acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday.

"The act that the Zionists carried out in Tehran was a strategic mistake because it will cost them gravely," Ali Bagheri said one day after attending an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.

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