Iran Says It May Take ‘Long’ Time to Retaliate Against Israel
People rest in a tent across from portraits of Fuad Shukr, left, and Ismail Haniyeh at the border between Iran and Iraq, on Aug. 18.
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Iran said its response to the alleged Israeli killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran could take a long time, signaling that the Islamic Republic won’t rush the expected retaliation that had raised fears of a regional war in the Middle East.
“Time is on our side and it’s possible that the waiting period for this response will be long,” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Spokesman Ali Mohammad Naeini was cited as saying by Iranian state TV.