Hamas leader’s killing was ‘blatant violation’ of Iran’s sovereignty: Saudi Arabia

By Reuters
August 08, 2024
Members of Imam al-Mahdi scouts carry a picture depicting late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, during a protest condemning his killing, in Sidon, Lebanon on August 5, 2024. — Reuters
Members of Imam al-Mahdi scouts carry a picture depicting late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, during a protest condemning his killing, in Sidon, Lebanon on August 5, 2024. — Reuters

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was a “blatant violation” of Iran’s sovereignty.

The comment by the Saudi deputy foreign minister during an extraordinary meeting of members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was the first by the kingdom, the region’s major power alongside Iran, since the killing of the Palestinian Islamist leader in the Iranian capital on July 31.