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It is important to point out something which was revealed publicly much later: Iran contacted the United States hours PRIOR to this retaliatory attack, to warn the US what it was about to do. This was unusual in matters military, but signaled that Iran was going to be reasonable in its response to the Israeli Embassy bombing.

Having been warned in advance what Iran was going to do, the majority of the projectiles were intercepted outside Israel's borders with the assistance of the United States, the United Kingdom and France, according to the Israeli army. Jordan also helped to shoot down some missiles that were crossing through its airspace.

July 31, 2024 – Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, in the early hours of Wednesday, July 31, when what was initially thought to be an air strike hit the building in which he was staying. It was later revealed that Israeli Mossad had a Bomb planted in the building, which was remote detonated once Haniyeh was inside.

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian the day before.

Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said Haniyeh’s killing had taken the war with Israel to a “new level” and warned of “enormous consequences for the entire region”.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised “harsh punishment.”

But the retaliation was delayed over and over again. It came out that the United States told Iran that if they held-off on retaliating against Israel, the US could get Israel to halt the attacks upon the Gaza Strip. Iran waited. The Israeli attacks on Gaza continued. Iran Waited. The attacks still continued. Iran waited some more. Israel simply didn't stop attacking Gaza.