What You Mean? According to an Iranian contact, the deliberate, calculated murder of Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ political leader since 2017 and chief negotiator in the Zionist-blocked “peace” talks resulted from two things: the Internet and a poorly secured location, a room in a house open to attack.
Our interlocutor said that two of Haniyeh’s Palestinian bodyguards were using iPhones with American apps, giving away his exact location. According to Fox News, citing the New York Times, an explosive device had been planted two months ago in the house where Haniyeh had been staying while he attended the inauguration of Iran’s new President, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Fatally, this location was not secret. Haniyeh had stayed in this guesthouse several times before, establishing a pattern, something loved by intelligence services. According to the report, Iranian officials told the New York Times that the explosive device was set off on Wednesday [July 31] once it was confirmed that he was there, through the cell phone use.
As stated in the July 31, 2024 edition of The Hill (a publication following D.C. politics), “Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. was not involved in the death of top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed early Wednesday morning in an apparent assassination in Iran.
Blinken, who is on a multicounty trip to the Indo-Pacific, told Channel News Asia the U.S. was “not aware of or involved in” the assassination.”
Antony Blinken, Secretary of Mistake (And a Jew)
Another View. The July 31, 2024 edition of The Cradle, a West Asian news site, reported “Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on 31 July that Washington must also bear responsibility for the Israeli strike that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran that morning.
“This terrorist act is not only a flagrant violation of the principles and rules of international law and the United Nations Charter, but also a serious threat to regional and international peace and security,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes the responsibility of the US government as a supporter and accomplice of the Zionist regime in the continuation of the occupation and genocide of the Palestinians, in committing this heinous act of terrorism,” the statement added.”
Continuing, The Cradle noted: “How can mediation succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the other side?” Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said via social media on Wednesday.”
The timing of this event was singular. It occurred just hours after another Zionist outrage in Beirut, once the Paris of the Middle East. Striking at Fuad Shukr, chief miliary advisor to Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s Secretary General, the monstrous Israeli Entity killed Shukr, and three civilians while maliciously wounding another 70 people.
Fuad Shukr
Aftermath of Shukr’s Assassination
Any Reaction? Lebanon: As mentioned on August 1, 2024 in Al Mayadeen, a reliable source for news in the region:
“The Permanent Mission of Lebanon in New York lodged a formal complaint on Thursday [August 1] with the United Nations Security Council and Secretary-General, condemning the recent Israeli aggression on the southern suburb of Beirut. This action was taken under the directive of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib.
In the complaint, Lebanon emphasized that the attack represents a dangerous escalation, targeting a densely populated residential area. This act is a clear and blatant violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and the safety of its lands and citizens, as well as all United Nations resolutions, including Resolution 1701, which demands that "Israel" cease its violations of Lebanese sovereignty.”
The usual suspects: the United States, the United Kingdom, France?
The Cradle’s News Desk reported: The US, UK, and France blocked a Russian-proposed statement at the UN Security Council (UNSC) condemning the assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran's envoy to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani said on 1 August.
Anyone else? Nope.
COMMENT: So far, the ZioBeasts have literally gotten away with murder. Aside from huffing and puffing at the ineffective UN, and the usual hot air from various Arab sources, there has been no substantive retaliation—as yet.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has promised retribution. It may come. And it may not. Western and Israeli Entity attacks on Iran in the past have resulted in modest responses. But Al Mayadeeen quoted Seyed Nasrallah of Hezbollah as saying “"Do they imagine they can kill the leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Iran will remain silent?…emphasizing that "Israel" has crossed major red lines.”
Lebanon has no effective fighting force, other than Hezbollah—which does work and does act. It has been countering the extremist Zio assaults on its home country, but in a limited fashion, forestalling even greater, very extreme and remarkably crazed Israeli onslaughts. But the ZioBeasts have repeatedly murdered a number of its high officials. What will Seyed Nasrallah do in return?
Hamas, of course, has been battling the psychopathic oppressors of Palestine for nearly a year now. They are obviously motivated to fight back even more fiercely.
The Zionist Entity is actively incurring enemies all around. They are armed and they are motivated to end Jewish and American aggression. Moreover, unlike the past, Israel’s opponents are communicating and cooperating. The ZioBeasts are very near to a sustained, multi-front war. Imperial Germany failed at that in 1914-1918 and Adolf Hitler’s 3rd Empire did as well.
The Israeli economy is failing, its “citizens” are emigrating, and Americans are beginning to realize the costs of backing Israel.
J. Michael Springmann is an attorney, author, political commentator, and former diplomat, with postings to Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. He previously authored, Visas for Al Qaeda: CIA Handouts That Rocked the World: An Insider’s View, recounting how the U.S. created and used Islamic Terrorism. Additionally, he penned Goodbye, Europe? Hello, Chaos? Merkel’s Migrant Bomb, an analysis of the alien wave sweeping the Continent. He currently practices law in the Washington D.C. Area. Internationally recognized as a knowledgeable pundit, he is a frequent commentator on Arab, Iranian, and Russian news programs.
Blacklisted by the US news media, he is also on the Ukraine’s “Enemies List”, having questioned, inter alia, that country’s refusal to honor the Minsk Accords and for stating that its government is Nazified.