Article: Saudi Arabia says Hamas leader's killing was “blatant violation” of Iran's sovereignty

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Aug 8, 2024

Saudi Arabia says Hamas leader's killing was “blatant violation” of Iran's sovereignty

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — The flag of Saudi Arabia flies above the Saudi Arabia embassy near the Watergate Complex in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was a "blatant violation" of Iran's sovereignty.

The comment by the Saudi deputy foreign minister during an extraordinary meeting of members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was the first by the kingdom, the region's major power alongside Iran, since the killing of the Palestinian Islamist leader in the Iranian capital on July 31.

The minister, Waleed Al-Khuraiji, added that Saudi Arabia rejects "any violation of the sovereignty of states or interference in the internal affairs of any country".

(Reporting by Jaidaa Taha and Yomna Ehab; editing by Mark Heinrich)

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