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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Robert Dex

President Biden says he hopes Iran steps back after it swore vengence for dead Hamas leader killed in Tehran

US President Joe Biden said he hoped Iran would back away from its threat to avenge the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran amid fears Israel’s war against Palestinian militants could escalate.

Regional tensions have soared following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' top leader, on Wednesday, a day after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Fuad Shukr, a senior military commander from the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which like Hamas is backed by Iran.

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