Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran’s Islamic Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed in a statement early on July 31 that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, along with his bodyguard, was killed after his residence in Tehran was “hit” early Wednesday morning. Hamas has accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike that resulted in Haniyeh’s death. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is investigating the attack but has not disclosed how it occurred. Israel had previously vowed to target Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders in response to the group’s October 7 attack