TEHRAN- Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow has said Iran's measured response following the Israeli regime's assassination of Resistance leaders demonstrated the falsehood of claims regarding a truce agreement. 

Kazem Jalali made these comments during a ceremony at the Islamic Center of Moscow on Saturday to honor Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Iran’s military advisor to Lebanon Major General Abbas Nilforushan, and several other resistance figures who were recently martyred by Israeli massive air raids, IRNA reported.

President Masoud Pezeshkian and military chief Mohammad Bagheri have said Western leaders had requested Iran to refrain from attacking Israel in response to the July 31 assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran by promising that they are making serious efforts to broker a truce in Gaza.   However, Pezeshkian lamented, their promise proved empty. 

After waiting for two months and after high-profile killings in Lebanon, on October 1 Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israeli military sites.

Ambassador Jalali said if Iran had responded immediately to the Haniyeh assassination the West would have used it as a pretext to say that Iran obstructed truce in Gaza.

The ambassador said before the October 1 retaliatory attack the adversary attempted to portray the Islamic Republic as hesitant to retaliate against Israel’s moves. 

Jalali also cautioned against the Israeli regime's psychological tactics aimed at creating divisions among Resistance factions and the Muslim community. 

The ambassador asserted, “We are strong,” highlighting that the participation of Resistance supporters in such commemorative events signifies victory.