How will Iran respond to the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?

Iran's leadership issued carefully crafted statements following Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, with conservatives and moderates bitterly divided on how to respond to the killing.

Shock waves from Friday's air strike that killed Nasrallah reverberated across Iran over the course of the weekend, with ordinary Iranians fearing an all-out war between the Lebanese movement and Israel that could engulf the Islamic Republic.

Initially, Iranian news websites were hesitant to report on the assassination, with many having to turn to the Telegram messaging app, known for its lax content moderation policies, to find out the latest information on leader’s fate.

Then, early on Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its powerful and long-serving leader was killed in Friday's strikes on Beirut.

Both Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian issued carefully worded statements over the killing, with neither indicating whether Tehran would directly become involved in the conflict.

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