Hawzah News Agency- the text of the statement of the Head of Iran’s Seminary Ayatollah Alireza Arafi is as follows:

To God we belong and to Him we return

The cowardly assassination of the noble and mujahid Ismail Haniyeh caused deep sorrow and grief.

For many years, Martyr Ismail Haniyeh was a thorn in the side of global arrogance and the Zionist child-killing regime, especially after the proud operation of Al-Aqsa Storm and the historic victory of Hamas over the Zionist enemy, this complex became a hundredfold for them.

The Zionist regime, which is taking its last breaths, proved its evil nature and hypocrisy once again to everyone with the assassination of this great mujahid and martyr inside Iran, since this inhumane crime was definitely done with the green light and support of the US, which should also be held accountable in this regard.

In addition to the resolute response of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is expected that revenge for the cowardly assassination of our noble guest, Martyr Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, which was carried out by trespassing on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will be carried out with the reaction of the Mujahideen and Islamic forces in different areas of Palestine and the West Asian region.

I express my condolences to the Supreme Leader, the general mujahideen of the Axis of Islamic Resistance and the valiant forces of Hamas, and especially to the family of this noble martyr.

Alireza Arafi

Head of Iran’s Seminary