While the world awaits Iran's response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's political bureau in Tehran, pro-Iranian media outlets are attempting to explain the week-long delay in the "punitive attack" on Israel.
The Lebanese newspaper "Al Akhbar," which is associated with the terrorist organization Hezbollah, published a series of commentary articles under the headline "Delay or Haste, the Punishment Will Come, Don't Be Mistaken." The newspaper's editorial promises a "quantitative rain" of missiles and heavy involvement from Hezbollah in retaliation.
"The change in the situation allows various factions of the resistance the ability to surround Israel from the air with missiles and drones, in what is termed a 'quantitative rain,' aimed at causing destruction, alongside a 'qualitative attack' targeting governance-related sites from all sides," the newspaper stated.
Other articles focused on the readiness of the Houthis in Yemen to participate in Iran's retaliatory attack, as well as the U.S. policy towards Iran.
In Iran's news agencies, it seems the issue of an Iranian response is hardly being discussed. The conservative "Tasnim" news agency published a lengthy article addressing Israel's reasons for assassinating Haniyeh without mentioning Tehran's immediate threat of retaliation.
The "Aftab-e Yazd" newspaper, representing the political center in the Islamic Republic, dedicated its main article to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's promise not to violate the sovereignty of other countries in the region, along with additional threats of an attack on Israel.
