The White House is not in a position to confirm the events in Tehran.
John Kirby, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, stated that the White House is not in a position to confirm the events in Tehran and whether the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was an Israeli action.
Reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza has always been a complex process. It is too early to know what any of these reported events might mean, but we will not stop working on the agreement.
We do not believe that escalation in the Middle East is inevitable, and there is no indication that escalation is imminent.
The President has been informed of the reports of events in the Middle East, but I will not comment on the exact timing of that.
