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By bne Tehran bureau Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, vowing that his death would not be in vain. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards died when their residence in northern Tehran was struck by an aerial projectile at approximately 2 a.m. local time. Unconfirmed reports suggest the projectile was launched from outside of Iranian territory, Israel’s Haaretz reported. The attack is a massive blow to the Iranian security …

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