Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the resistance Palestinian movement Hamas, has been killed in an attack in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Wednesday morning that Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed when their residence was hit in Tehran.

The statement said the attack is under investigation and the results will be announced later in the day.

The Palestinian resistance leader was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian.

      • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        4 months ago

        I really want to know who’s in charge of US foreign policy right now. Is Blinken calling all the shots? Or is he still taking orders from Biden? Are they trying to start a regional war before Kamala comes in and gets rid of Blinken? Real liberal fascist infighting hours going on behind the scenes, I bet.

        • supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
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          4 months ago

          Blinken is a Victorian era colonizer in the 21st century. Talking about liberal ideals but intent on maintaining/ expanding empire and slavery. Zionism is just a flavor of white supremacist/ western colonization. It’s definitely him calling the shots but it’s not like any Democrat or Republican would disagree.

          • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Even within the imperialist regime, I feel like there is intense debate about whether Israel should start a 2/3 front war. They are biting off more than they can chew. Surely some of the more level-headed American military members remember how badly America lost in war games against Iran. A full-scale Iranian war would cripple global oil supplies. It would clog the arteries of empire.

            • supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
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              4 months ago

              Yes, but empire also needs more land and resources to devour to survive. What else can it do but push forward even if it may end in disaster. Imperialism is doomed unless it does this and it might be doomed if it doesn’t. It needs an injection of next to free resources whether it’s in Russia, Venezuela, or Iran.

  • supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
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    4 months ago

    I say give them the escalation they want, and make them regret it. Enough with them being able to do whatever they want and then say we don’t want escalation. Time for Israel to stop existing.

      • supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
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        4 months ago

        Destroy their airbases, take away their ability to do air war. They don’t really have an army, just an air force. Their army is a fucking clown show losing to its own concentration camp and committing atrocities to compensate. It’s time to defang this rabid animal.

          • supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
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            4 months ago

            Israel/ America hinting at potential usage of nukes is saying the only way you can continue to exist is as a lower race/ class under subjugation or else. A lot of people already chose or else and I think that it’s not my place to argue against that seeing as how I am not oppressed like them.