A Nitin Gadkari-Ismail Haniyeh Meet Hours Before Shocking Assassination

Gadkari recalls meeting Hamas leader Haniyeh in Iran day before his assassination: 'I was shocked'

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has recalled his meeting with slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh ahead of the latter’s assassination in Iran. During his address at a book launch event on Tuesday, Gadkari said he went to Tehran in July last year to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gadkari said global leaders and dignitaries had gathered at a five-star hotel…

Nitin Gadkari recalls close encounter with Hamas leader before his assassination

Iran confirmed that Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed on July 31, 2024, inside a military facility in Tehran, with his bodyguard also killed. The exact method of the attack remained unclear.

Gadkari recalls meeting Hamas leader hours before assassination in Tehran

At the same event, Gadkari underlined the importance of national strength in global affairs, citing Israel as an example.

A Nitin Gadkari-Ismail Haniyeh Meet Hours Before Shocking Assassination

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has recounted a sequence of events that placed him in close proximity to one of the Middle East's most high-profile assassinations in recent years -- the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Met Hamas chief Haniyeh hours before his assassination in Tehran: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has revealed that he met former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran just hours before the Palestinian leader was assassinated

‘I shook his hand’: Gadkari on meeting Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh hours before assassination

Nitin Gadkari recalls meeting Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hours before his assassination in Tehran