Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, pointed out that "Iran has not sought to expand the scope of the war, but it will not accept that the region becomes a 'prey' for America and Israel." He stated in a press conference that "this morning, one of the symbols of the resistance axis was targeted at his residence in Tehran, and we are following the details related to this terrorist incident," considering that "all other political developments, including the aggression on the southern suburbs, are being monitored and are of our interest." He affirmed that "the results that the Zionist regime will reap from the assassination of Haniya will be the same as those it harvested following the assassinations of Ahmad Yassin, Fathi Shiqaqi, and Abdul Aziz al-Rantisi."