Iranians follow a truck carrying the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard in Tehran, Iran. Nitin Gadkari represented India at the inaugural ceremony in Tehran. Iran is now, very deeply embarrassed by such an extraordinary security lapse but will it try to go for a full-scale war with Israel? Haniyeh;s funeral prayers were led by Ayatullah Khamenei and joined by thousands on Tehran streets. Only a few years back Israel exfilterated the whole Iran’s nuclear programme, from an extremely well-guarded facility in Central Iran.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2024 07:59 UTC