The Times of Israel reports: “Iran’s mission to the United Nations said Thursday that the killing of Hamas terror group leader Yahya Sinwar would lead to the strengthening of ‘resistance’ in the region, hours after Israel confirmed it had killed the terror chief, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah declared a ‘transition to a new and escalatory phase’ in the war.

The Islamic Republic shared a still image taken from drone footage of Sinwar’s last moments, in which the terror leader is seen, face covered and injured, throwing a stick at the Israeli surveillance device.

The mission compared Sinwar with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a longtime foe of Iran whom American troops captured in 2003.

‘When US forces dragged a disheveled Saddam Hussein out of an underground hole, he begged them not to kill him despite being armed. Those who regarded Saddam as their model of resistance eventually collapsed,’ the mission said on X.

‘However, when Muslims look up to Martyr Sinwar standing on the battlefield — in combat attire and out in the open, not in a hideout, facing the enemy — the spirit of resistance will be strengthened.’…”