Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave the order to launch a direct strike on Israel in response to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail in Tehran Ghani.
The New York Times reported this, citing people familiar with the order.
The publication clarified that Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
This information was confirmed by three Iranian officials, including two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the military branch of Iran's executive branch. They asked that their names not be published because they are not authorized to speak publicly.
Earlier, Iran and Hamas accused Israel of killing Ismail Ghania, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iran's new president.
Israel has a long history of assassinating enemies abroad, including Iranian nuclear scientists and military commanders.
During the nearly 10-month war in Gaza, Iran has tried to pressure Israel with sharply increased attacks from its allies and proxy forces in the region, while avoiding an all-out war between the two nations.
Only in response to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1 did Iran launch a 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles.
Recall that earlier it was reported that Iran's highest security agency met to determine a response strategy to the assassination of Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Ghaniya in Tehran.
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