Khamenei paid tribute to Sinwar: “Hamas lives, we will continue the struggle”

Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei expressed his condolences this morning (Saturday) on Sinwar’s death, in his first official statement following the assassination of the Hamas leader, in which he also called him the person responsible for the October 7 attack. “The resistance front will not stop with his death,” said Khamenei, “as it did not with the death of other leaders. Hamas is alive and will remain so, we will continue to stand with our brave fighters.””He was the face of the resistance and the struggle,” Khamenei added. “He stood resolutely against the cruel enemy, he was responsible for the blow that was delivered on October 7. He dedicated his life to the war as an enemy and he earned an honorable martyrdom.”

Sinwar’s picture appeared this morning on most of the newspaper covers in Iran. They gave him a prominent place at the top of the news and presented the photo of his body, and his last documents before he was killed, as recorded by an IDF drone photo. Alongside, illustrations and photos of him from his lifetime were also published. It is difficult to underestimate the importance attached in Iran to the killing of Sinwar, the leader of a terrorist organization Palestinian in Gaza.

Along with Khamenei’s words about Sinwar and the newspaper covers where his photos appeared, the eliminated Hamas leader was also awarded a billboard in the heart of Tehran. As in the case of the assassination of Nasrallah, Soleimani, Haniyeh and other senior members of the terrorist organizations – even after Sinwar’s assassination, Palestine Square in Tehran was decorated with a sign threatening Israel, with the inscription in Hebrew “The storm continues”, referring to the Arabic name of the October 7 massacre (“Sarat al-Aqsa “).

At the same time, the worry and anxiety in Iran about the expected Israeli attack continues. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who is currently in Turkey and met yesterday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tonight referred to the words of US President Joe Biden last night, who said that he knows how and when Israel will respond to Iran’s missile attack. “Anyone who has information about this and supports and assists such folly will be held responsible for all the victims.” A few days ago, Arakchi threatened the American soldiers operating the THAAD air defense battery in Israel.

President Biden was asked if he knows how and when Israel will respond to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Biden: Yes and Yes

Reporter: Can you tell us?

Biden: No and No pic.twitter.com/PqMDQ5Yw24

— Yashar Ali (@yashar) October 18, 2024