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Iran rounds up dozens in hunt for Haniyeh’s assassins: Report
Iran has detained dozens of people, including military and intelligence officers, as part of its investigation into the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, according to a US media report.
Also in custody are staff at the Tehran guesthouse where Haniyeh was killed early on Wednesday, The New York Times reports, quoting two Iranians “familiar” with the investigation.
Security agents stormed the guesthouse, which is owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and placed all staff “under quarantine, arrested some, and confiscated all electronic devices, including personal phones”, sources told the newspaper.
Agents are also zeroing in on Iran’s airports in the hunt for perpetrators, who they believe are members of Israeli intelligence and are still in the country, the sources said.
Haniyeh was killed by a ‘short-range projectile’: IRGC
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) say that Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed by “a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7kg [15.4lb] accompanied by a severe explosion from outside his room”.
In a statement, the IRGC said his assassination had been “planned and carried out by the Zionist regime” and supported by the “criminal government of the US”.
It says Tehran’s response will be “severe and at the appropriate time, place and manner”.
Sweden to shutter Beirut embassy
Sweden is closing its embassy in Lebanon and evacuating its staff, as concerns grow that the Gaza war could spiral into regional conflict.
Sweden’s FM Tobias Billstrom announced the move in comments to Swedish Radio, saying embassy staff had been told to leave Beirut for Cyprus and that the ministry was planning to temporarily relocate its diplomatic mission.
The decision had been taken “initially for the month of August but may be extended depending on the security situation”, said Billstrom.
The embassy closure comes after numerous Western nations, including Sweden, issued travel warnings urging their citizens to leave Lebanon.
Air France, Transavia suspend Beirut flights
Air France-KLM, the parent company of Air France and low-cost carrier Transavia, says flights to and from the Lebanese capital will remain suspended until at least Tuesday due to “security” concerns in the region.
The two French airlines first stopped servicing the route on Monday, a day after Israel promised to retaliate following rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 people in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Flights to Tel Aviv in Israel will continue as normal, a spokesperson said on Saturday.
