Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh embraced in what was described as their “last meeting” on July 30, ahead of Haniyeh’s reported assassination early the next day.Haniyeh, who was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of President Masoud Pezeshkian, was killed in a strike on a north Tehran residence at approximately 2 am on July 31, Iranian media said.Hamas blamed Israel, saying, “He died as a result of a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran.”“The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our house and made us sad, but it also prepared a harsh punishment for itself,” Khamenei said, according to a machine translation.He said on X: “Following this bitter, tragic event which has taken place within the borders of the Islamic Republic, it is our duty to take revenge.”Israel had not commented. Credit: Ali Khamenei via Storyful