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The Domino Effect of Haniyeh’s Death on Iran’s Stability and Influence After Haniyeh’s assassination, the critical question is what decision Khamenei will make and which direction he will take. If Khamenei doesn’t respond properly, everyone will see how weak his regime is, leading to scandal and shame. This will make things even worse for Khamenei, causing more problems and divisions within the regime. People will start to believe more in the possibility of uprisings and protests. In the region, proxy forces will lose trust in the regime and no longer see Khamenei as reliable. Additionally, the people of Gaza will...

Iran’s so-called “Supreme Leader” has called for a direct attack on Israel in response to an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, Iran’s capital city, that killed Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday. The New York Times reported: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has issued an order for Iran to strike Israel directly, in retaliation for the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, according to three Iranian officials briefed on the order.