Iran says it will "punish" Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The US will deploy additional warships and fighter jets to the Middle East to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies, the Pentagon said.

Missile defence forces were placed on a state of increased readiness to deploy, the Pentagon said, adding that its commitment to defend Israel was “ironclad”.

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei has vowed “harsh punishment” against Israel for the assassination of Haniyeh.

Haniyeh, 62, was widely considered Hamas’s overall leader and played a key role in negotiations aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

  • MagicShel@programming.dev
    171·
    5 months ago

    I mean the US is supporting Israel in that proxy war. Just like we trained freedom fighters in Afghanistan and helped create the Taliban. Just like Russia did to Castro in Cuba.

    Welcome to geopolitics. If you don’t like someone, you assist their enemies.

    • Dadifer@lemmy.world
      71·
      5 months ago

      You know, I realized the other day that this is exactly what France did in supporting the USA in fighting against the British. I’m still not sure how ethical it is.