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Ceasefire in Gaza more remote with the assassination of Haniyeh and promotion of Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar has been “unanimously” chosen as the successor to Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas who was assassinated in Tehran on July 31. Sinwar is reported to be more extreme than his predecessor and is widely understood to be the architect of the October 7 attacks in which…

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Iran Says Israel Seeks To 'Expand War' Amid De-escalation Push

Iran accused Israel on Thursday of wanting to spread war in the Middle East, as diplomatic efforts sought a regional de-escalation following the killings of Tehran-allied militant leaders.

International Business Times

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

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.

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Hamas Names Sinwar New Chief As Region Braces For Iran Retaliation Against Israel

Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, the man Israel says masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war, as its new political chief following last week's killing of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh. The announcement came with the Middle East on edge as it awaited Iran's retaliation over the…

International Business Times

Iran Threatens Retaliation Against Israel Following Assassinations

Recent events have heightened security concerns in Israel and the U.S. following the assassinations of terror leaders, with Iran's 'Ring of Fire' strategy ...

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Israel-Iran latest: Starmer warns Iranian president against launching attack in direct phone call

Hamas claimed over 100 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school, while Israel claimed it was targeting a command centre

The Independent UK

Iran Rejects Calls For Restraint After Hamas Leader's Assassination

Iran vows retaliation for Hamas leader's assassination in Tehran, accusing Israel. U.S. urges restraint to prevent escalation.

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US and UK expected to be drawn in as Iran prepares retaliation against Israel

Response from Tehran, which blames Israel for killing of Hamas leader, could risk wider regional conflict

The Guardian - UK

Iran says it has duty to punish Israel over killing of Hamas leader in Tehran

Crisis meeting of Arab states this week may set agenda for retaliation as countries urge Iran to show restraint

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: Hezbollah launches drone attack on northern Israel as border skirmishes continue – as it happened

US president Joe Biden to meet national security team as fears grow of Iranian attack on Israel

The Guardian - AU

Proxy forces armed by Iran could take part in retaliation against Israel over Hamas leader's killing

As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack

The Independent UK

Flurry Of Diplomacy To Ease Mideast Tensions As Israel Awaits Iran Attack

Diplomatic pressure mounted Monday to avoid an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring, while numerous governments urged their citizens to leave Lebanon.

International Business Times

UN calls for 'urgent de-escalation' as tensions mount in Middle East

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday pleaded for “all parties” to “urgently de-escalate what has become a very precarious situation” amid growing fears of an Iranian attack on Israel. Regional tensions have soared since last week's assassination of Hamas's political leader in Tehran and Israel's killing…

France 24

Jordan in last-ditch effort to prevent Iran retaliating for Haniyeh killing

Foreign minister’s rare visit to Tehran appears likely to fail given Iranian insistence on making a decisive response

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Al Jazeera

Hamas begins consultations to choose Ismail Haniyeh’s successor

Movement that runs the Gaza Strip says its senior officials have started broad consultations ‘to choose a new chief’.

International Business Times

Foreign Nationals Told To Leave Lebanon As War Fears Surge

Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon grew on Sunday with France warning of "a highly volatile" situation as Iran and its allies ready their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel.

The Independent UK

Jordan's top diplomat to make rare visit to Iran as regional tensions soar

Jordan’s foreign minister is traveling to Iran on what would be the first official visit by a senior official of the close U.S. ally in two decades

Evening Standard

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

The US leader has also bolstered his forces in the wider Middle East region

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The Guardian - UK

Hamas’s leader is dead, Iran vows revenge: can anything stop all-out war in the Middle East?

The assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran humiliated Iran’s leaders, dashed hopes of a ceasefire and left the heavily armed nations of the Middle East moving inexorably closer to an all-out war they all claim not to want

The Guardian - UK

UK prepares to evacuate civilians from Lebanon as Middle East conflict widens

Consular, border and military officials head to region after threats of reprisals against Israel by Hezbollah and Iran

France 24

US, UK, France urge citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears of wider conflict in Middle East

The US and UK on Saturday issued warnings to citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately amid growing fears of a regional war in the Middle East triggered by the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday. France issued a similar warning on Sunday, telling its citizens to…

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US Deploys Forces To Middle East Amid Iranian Retaliation Fears

US deploys forces to Middle East in response to escalating tensions after Hamas leader's killing in Tehran.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Accuses US And Israel In Hamas Leader's Killing

Iran's Revolutionary Guard accuses Israel of killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, raising tensions in the region.

Radio France Internationale

France tells nationals visiting Iran to leave 'as soon as possible'

France urged its nationals visiting Iran to leave immediately, after Tehran accused Israel of killing a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas on its soil, sparking regional tensions. The French Interior Ministry has also stepped up security measures near Jewish sites across France over a danger of revenge attacks.

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Iran vows ‘severe’ revenge against Israel as US deploys jets and warships to region – as it happened

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said retaliation for Ismail Haniyeh assassination in Tehran would come ‘at an appropriate time, place and manner’

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