Israel has officially confirmed in a statement to the United States that it was the one behind the mysterious assassination in Tehran earlier this week. This was revealed tonight (Wednesday) in the New York Times.
According to the report, the purpose of the assassination was to signal to the Iranians that they must stop the activities of the Quds Force unit that plans terrorist attacks abroad against Jews and Israelis.
Its dramatic elimination in the heart of Iran’s capital of Said Khodai, the senior officer in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, by unknown gunmen near his home in Tehran, is no easy blow for the Revolutionary Guards in Iran.
Houdai is reportedly considered the number 2 apparently in the al-Quds force’s overseas attack unit and was close to Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani. Already yesterday, foreign sources estimated that he was responsible for planning a series of terrorist attacks and incidents against Israelis abroad, including in Africa. And South America.
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The assassination occurred on Sunday this week around 4:00 p.m., local time, in one of the side alleys of Mujahideen-a-Islam Street in Tehran. Additional details are now revealed: According to eyewitnesses, the assassination was carried out by two assassins, who were riding a motorcycle and clinging to Hodai’s vehicle. One of the assassins fired five bullets at him from a very short range. Three of the bullets hit his head and he died on the spot.
During the funeral of the assassin, which took place yesterday (Wednesday), many called for revenge. “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” were heard by the masses. In an interview during the funeral procession, a senior commander of the Iranian army, Amir Siri, said that “revenge will come.” This is according to the report in News 12.
In Iran, there have been those who have tried in recent days, after the assassination, to denounce Khodayari’s status, and claim that he was not senior enough, and in Israel they exaggerate in describing his seniority. But the senior figures who attended the funeral today prove his status, which was indeed loud in the Revolutionary Guards.