Iran Orders “Direct Attack” on Israel After Assassination of Two Hamas Leaders | What’s Next?

Just a day after the well-orchestrated and shocking assassination of Hamas’ top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Iran’s Tehran, Israel on Thursday confirmed that it has eliminated the Hamas Military Chief Mohammed Deif who was the mastermind of October 7 terror attacks on Israel. Earlier today, the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered his nation to “strike Israel directly”, posing a significant risk of escalating tensions in the Middle East. The assassination, which could further jeopardize any prospect of a breakthrough in the already stalled negotiations to stop the Gaza war, occured when Haniyeh was in Tehran with other senior members of Iran’s “axis of resistance” to attend the inauguration of Iran’s newly elected president.