Iran-Palestine Relations

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says the Islamic Republic has held talks with Hamas to persuade them to free citizens of some countries that were taken captive by the resistance movement during its surprise attack on Israel on October 7.

An aide to Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran does not conceal its support for Palestine amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, but added the latest developments were a natural reaction by resistance movements to the Israel’s tightening noose around the blockaded enclave and the occupied West Bank.

A senior Iranian military commander has dismissed allegations that Iran has dispatched weapons to Palestinian resistance groups.

US President Joe Biden used his address to the American people Thursday night to claim Tehran would be held accountable for supporting both Moscow and Palestinian group Hamas. Iran has vehemently denied any involvement in recent Hamas' military attack on Israel, while rejecting claims of transferring drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.

Large gatherings were held by mothers and children earlier on Friday in many Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran to denounce the ongoing mass killing of children in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli regime.

In a striking show of solidarity with Palestine, over 4.7 million Iranians have come forward, announcing their readiness to go to the Gaza Strip to fight Israel that has intensified steikes against the Gazans, according to recent statistics.

Millions of Iranians held protest rallies across the country on Friday to condemn Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians as the Tel Aviv regime keeps bombarding the Gaza Strip and imposing a complete siege on the coastal enclave.

The top officials of the Palestinian resistance have told a senior advisor to Iran’s leader that the latest speech of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was encouraging for the oppressed people of Palestine.

The United States has no evidence of direct Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack on Israel, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said, noting however that Tehran has backed the group for years.

French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Tuesday that he has no “formal proof” of Iranian support for Hamas’ military operation against Israel.

US Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer has reiterated that while Washington believes Tehran is “broadly complicit” in Hamas military operation against Israel, the US does not at this time have “direct information” linking Iran to the raids.

A top expert at Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed reports that the Islamic Republic is involved in the Palestinian resistance movement’s unprecedentedly massive attacks against the Israeli regime.

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani cautioned the Zionist regime that any act of aggression against Tehran would be dealt with a crushing response.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, in phone conversations with the leaders of Palestinian resistance movements on Sunday, praised their victories in the recent operation against the Israeli regime.

US officials told CNN that the administration of President Joe Biden has yet to find a smoking gun so far linking Iran directly to planning and executing the attack on Israel this weekend. However, there’s no denying Iran’s history of aiding Hamas, officials say.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi engaged in separate phone conversations with Ziad Al-Nakhale, the Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad Movement, and Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movementm, Hamas.

A group of Iranians held a ceremony in Terran's Palestine Square to celebrate the victory of Palestinian resistance fighters against Israel.

Iranian lawmakers have thrown their full support behind Saturday's surprise attack on Israel's military posts near the Gaza border by the Gaza-based Palestinian groups.

Ali Akbar Velayati, who advises Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs, felicitates senior resistance officials on the occasion of the regional resistance movement's recent victories. The senior aide considered the victories to be a source of pride for the Muslim world.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told a Hamas delegation in Tehran headed by the movement’s leader Ismail Haniyah that the victories of the Palestinian resistance shows the Israeli regime’s claim about its deterrence power is false.

Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement, Ziad al-Nakhaleh, held separate meetings with Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran on Sunday. Nakhaleh has expressed his appreciation for Iran's unwavering support for the Palestinian people and resistance forces.

A delegation of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas headed by the chief of its political bureau Ismail Haniyeh, has arrived in Tehran.

Secretary General of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement has lauded the recent agreement between Tehran and Riyadh on the revival of ties. Ziad al-Nakhala added the deal has restored normality to the region and will have positive effects on the Palestinian cause.

Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian movement of Hamas, has lauded Tehran's support for Palestinian cause, describing Iran as the main supporter of resistance groups against Israel.

The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the Islamic countries to take immediate, effective, deterrent and coordinated action to stop the Israel’s “killing machine and crimes.”