Was Hamas chief Haniyeh killed by bomb smuggled into guest house?

Dubai: Amid speculation about how Israel managed to target Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the New York Times (NYT) reported that he was killed by a bomb smuggled into the guesthouse where he was staying a few months earlier.

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The bomb was detonated remotely once it was confirmed that Haniyeh was inside his room at the guesthouse. The blast also killed a bodyguard.

Meticulous planning

The explosion shook the building, shattered some windows, and caused a partial collapse of an exterior wall, according to two Iranian officials from the Revolutionary Guards briefed on the incident.

Soon after the  assassination reports, including those from Iranian state media, suggested that Haniyeh might have been targeted by a drone or a precision-guided missile.