Iran has vowed ‘harsh punishment’ for Ismail Haniyeh’s killing, but how likely is all-out war with Israel?
- Written by Ali Mamouri, Research fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of the top Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran.
Haniyeh’s killing is a critical escalation in the already volatile and increasingly hostile region. But the severity of...
