Blinken claims that the US was not involved in the assassination of the leader of Hamas in Iran

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated that the American side was not involved in the murder of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and was not even aware of it.According to "Detq", the head of the US foreign policy department said this in an interview with the "Channel News Asia" news agency.

The US secretary of state was reportedly speaking during a two-day official visit to Singapore, hours after Haniyeh was killed in Tehran.

"We did not know about it and were not involved. It is very difficult to speculate," said Blinken.

The US Secretary of State emphasized the importance of a ceasefire to end the nine-month war in the Middle East, considering it the best way to reduce tensions in the region."We will continue to pursue it as long as it takes."

Let's remind that Ismail Haniyeh was killed on July 31 in Tehran, the capital of Iran, where the day before he participated in the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected president of Iran.