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Iran's Pezeshkian tells Hamas chief that Iran will support any decision made in Gaza - report

Pezeshkian pledged Iran's support for the Palestinian leaders' decision in a phone call with the head of Hamas' political bureau.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.
Houthi supporters shout in Sanaa, Yemen June 25, 2026.

Strikes in Gaza require IDF chief's approval, Iran, Oman inch closer to Hormuz deal

Iran will not allow US to open new route through Hormuz • Qatar, Egypt, Turkey condemn Israeli military action in Gaza • 'Resistance is Hamas's holy mission': Terror spox. tells Piers Morgan

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
OPPOSITION LEADER Yair Lapid and former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend an election event for the joint list “Together” ahead of the upcoming elections, in Tel Aviv, central Israel, May 12, 2026.

A 'unity' government would block the reforms Israel desperately needs - opinion

Benny Gantz should heed his favorite slogan that saving the country is the most important thing of all, abandoning the naive notion of unity that will saddle the state with more Likud years

|ByDAN PERRY
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.

Hamas's Yahya Sinwar welcomed apocalyptic nuclear war if it meant destroying Israel - analysis

"[Israel] may even use a nuclear bomb. But first it will be surprised by the attack and descend into chaos," Yahya Sinwar wrote in a leaked letter.

|ByHERB KEINON

Iran’s FM slams Ukraine in Doha

Iranian foreign minister says Hamas or Hezbollah could obtain weapons via ‘black markets’ in places like Ukraine. Iran backs Russia with drones used against Ukraine.

DECEMBER 12, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
ranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian attends a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow, Russia December 7, 2023

Iranian President Raisi heads to Moscow

Russian state media reports that Iran and Russia's presidents intend to discuss trade and economic cooperation while Iran's pro-regime media highlights that Gaza is an important subject.

DECEMBER 7, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, last month.

Deciphering Iran's rhetoric during the Gaza ceasefire

Iran has appeared to shift gears during the ceasefire pause in fighting in Gaza. From the Iranian regime's standpoint, it believes it has achieved a lot.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People listen to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's speech through a screen during a gathering in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tehran, Iran, November 3, 2023.

Israel-Hamas conflict: A prophetic window into end times?

Psalm 83 talks about how Israel’s “enemies growl” and its “foes rear their heads,” with their leaders calling to “destroy them as a nation so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.”

NOVEMBER 25, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Smoke rises during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 22, 2023.

Antisemitism: The ancient hatred of Jews must be weeded out of society - opinion

A worldview that might is wrong and paints people into categories of oppressed and oppressor, has taken the place of critical thinking.

NOVEMBER 25, 2023ByJUDAH WAXELBAUM
Demonstrators protest against the lack of police action during pro-Palestinian demonstrations and to condemn the increase of antisemitic hate crimes in London, Britain, October 25, 2023

Russia and Iran call for ceasefire in Gaza

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian both spoke in favour of a ceasefire.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during the second 3+3 Regional platform summit in Tehran, Iran October 23, 2023

Iranians protest civilian Gaza deaths, Guards chief sees 'war of attrition'

State television showed some protesters carrying bundled white shrouds symbolizing the children killed in Gaza, during the nationwide marches, held ahead of World Children's Day on Monday.

NOVEMBER 18, 2023ByREUTERS
An Iranian man sits next to the symbolic shrouds of Gaza children's dead bodies during a gesture in a street in Tehran, Iran November 13, 2023.

Iran's Raisi to attend OIC talks in Riyadh on Gaza crisis

"President Raisi will attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation' (OIC) summit in Riyadh, where the issue of Palestine will be discussed," the Iranian website reported.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi gestures to the audience as he completes his address to the UN General Assembly, last week.

Iran urges Norway to investigate Israel’s war on Hamas

In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel in which Hamas massacred 1,400 people, Iran sent its foreign minister to meet Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha.

NOVEMBER 5, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People attend a demonstration in support of Gaza and Palestinians, organised by the Palestine Committee, outside the building of the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget, in Oslo, Norway, November 4, 2023.

October 7 was 'greatest success' of the Islamic world - Iranian IRGC official

Sardar Abolfazl Shekarchi accused the United States of oppressing the Middle East and of murdering hundreds of millions of people.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian Brig.-Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi.