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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh’s killing ‘may push Iran to seek closer ties with China’
- A ratings agency report said the suspected Israeli strike has ‘weakened’ Tehran’s position and may force it to rethink its foreign policy
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The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh might push Iran to seek closer ties with China, according to a report by a Chinese credit ratings agency.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has reportedly ordered “harsh punishment” for Israel in retaliation for the killing of Haniyeh, who had attended the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.
Israel has not publicly acknowledged responsibility for Haniyeh’s death, but the attack on Wednesday has raised concerns of a wider war in the Middle East.
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The attack follows air strikes on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus in April that killed 16 people, including seven members of the Revolutionary Guard.
This week also saw the death of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukur and an Iranian military adviser in an Israeli air strike on a suburb of Beirut.
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In a brief analysis published on Thursday, China Chengxin International Credit Ratings Company, a joint venture with Moody’s Investors Service, said Haniyeh’s assassination may force Tehran to rethink its foreign policy and step up efforts to move closer to countries like China.
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