Less than 2 weeks back, his predecessor Iz al-Din al-Hadad was taken out by Israel in a targeted attack, after which Odeh became the military wing chief of the terror outfit Hamas.
While US-Iran peace talks are already moving at a snail's pace during the fragile ceasefire agreed upon on April 8, Trump making it mandatory to sign Abraham Accords for parties involved has thrown another spanner in the works.
At the heart of this development lies a convergence of geopolitical pressures. The aftermath of repeated border tensions, particularly involving Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces
The Israeli Prime Minister's office has condemned Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif's remarks, in which he called Israel a "cancer-stricken country".
With Iran-Israel historic rivalry, Israel still carrying on attacks, and Donald Trump's unpredictable nature, this peace deal is very very fragile at best.
Aliraza Tangsiri had been very bullish in recent days about Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz. He had also threatened America's oil facilities in the region.