CNN Claims Israel Killed ‘Moderate’ Hamas Terror Leader In Iran

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- June 3, 2026
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a war powers resolution aimed at ending unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Iran, marking the most significant congressional challenge yet to President Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict.

The measure, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) invokes the 1973 War Powers Resolution and would require the administration to obtain explicit authorization from Congress before continuing hostilities against Iran, except in cases involving an imminent threat to the United States. The vote followed months of growing bipartisan concern over a conflict that began in.

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ANALYSIS – Message to CNN – There are no “moderate” Hamas savage murderous terrorists, and Israel’s strike was brilliant.

In an apparent attempt to downplay or demean Israel’s successful, targeted strike in Tehran that killed the bloodthirsty political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson absurdly stated that Haniyeh “was seen as a more moderate within Hamas.”

Because of that, Israel’s killing of Haniyeh means that his “moderate voice is off the table.” (RELATED: Hamas Leader Killed In Iran – Tehran Vows Revenge)

According to Breitbart:

Robertson said, “This is going to be an extreme test of the new President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. This is a man who’s quite literally just taken up his job, who has quite literally just seen one of his principal regional interlocutors who came to congratulate him and witness him taking on that new role, being assassinated and killed. He is seen as a moderate. That’s a relative term. And, of course, he’s constrained by other forces in Iran like the IRGC, the supreme leader. All of these individuals and bodies will have an impact on the decisions that he makes. But will he now be seen as somebody who acts with moderation or will he find himself taking a very, very tough line? And I think, as well, if you look at the implications of Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination, he was seen as a more moderate within Hamas. That moderate voice is off the table. Does it make a difference? He will be replaced. Will he be replaced by somebody more hardline? We don’t know.”

Thank you, CNN, for that brilliant idiocy.

First, please note, Hamas is a brutal terrorist group that murders, rapes and kidnaps civilians on a mass scale. Hamas, and its leader Ismail Haniyeh, is responsible for the attack on Israel that killed over 1,200 Israeli men women and children. 

Hamas has also been using the civilian population of Gaza as human shields above ground while their terrorists hide in a vast tunnel network beneath them. The thousands of civilian deaths are all on Hamas.

There are no “moderate” Hamas terrorists.

Secondly, Iran’s new president is a figurehead like all his predecessors before him. The real power in Iran belongs to the fanatical religious leaders of the regime, especially Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. And these decrepit evil monsters have been steadfastly focused on war and terror for half a century.

They only play the “moderate” card with faux elections when they see it as a tactical necessity, or want to lull the West into lowering its guard and soften its stance.

Their end goal never changes. (RELATED: Report: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Commander Assassinated In Syria)

To make that point clear, Newsweek reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has stated that Israel had “prepared a harsh punishment for itself” over its alleged role in a predawn raid early Wednesday that killed Haniyeh hours after he attended the swearing in ceremony of the newly elected Iranian puppet president.

Newsweek added:

Khamenei asserted in a statement published on his website that “we consider his revenge as a duty, calling Haniyeh “a dear guest in our home.” He also posted on X, blaming “the criminal, terrorist Zionist regime” for the killing of the top Hamas official, who he said “was willing to sacrifice his honorable life in this dignified battle for many years.”

Iran has said so far that Haniyeh died after being hit by an “airborne guided projectile” in Tehran. The outlet continued:

Little remains known about the exact circumstances surrounding the killing, which came amid a series of escalations that threaten to further destabilize a region already in the throes of crisis over the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and intensive cross-border clashes between Israel and Hezbollah.

Just hours earlier, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed the killing of a top Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in an airstrike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut in response to an attack blamed on the Lebanese movement that Israeli officials said led to the deaths of 12 children and teenagers in a majority-Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack and has promised to retaliate amid the killing of one of its most senior military leaders.

In commenting on Shukr’s killing on Monday, Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the attack demonstrated that “there is no place out of reach for our forces.”

Meanwhile, let’s be clear, Israel pulled off an amazing coup.

With its strike in Tehran, Israel successfully penetrated the supposed security bubble of the Iranian capital. CNN notes that: “Haniyeh was the regime’s guest, and its role as a regional power is compromised if it’s unable to guarantee the simple safety of visiting allies.”

CNN continued: “The regime’s response to Haniyeh’s death will define its role as a regional power, and, if it fails to appear potent enough, risks that slipping. A stealthy, asymmetric strike, weeks from now, may not fix the damage done to its prestige.”

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.

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3 Comments
    Russ

    CNN continues to show its disdain and outright hate for America and support for our enemies. Why any person would voluntarily watch CNN knowing they are lying and indoctrinating their few viewers is crazy. Turn off CNN and don’t patronize any business that advertises on them.

    ahem tonto

    Does anyone really believe or care about what the Communist News Network says?

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