In a statement, Hamas praised Tehran-its key strategic ally-for standing by the Palestinian cause and backing the resistance against Israel over decades, including during the current war that began in October 2023.

The strikes, which Israel say targeted nuclear and military facilities, mark a new chapter in the long-standing tensions between the two nations. Iranian state media reported that the leader of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and two leading nuclear scientists were killed in the attack.

Israel and Iran have opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict. Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday that set off explosions in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran is participating in current talks over the Gaza conflict, joining the U.S., Israel, and Hamas at

For much of the 20th century, the US and Iran maintained friendly relations. During the Cold War, Washington depended on the Shah of Iran to counter Soviet influence in the oil-rich Middle East.

Hamas and Iran immediately blamed Israel ... From his headquarters in Qatar he was in charge of the group's international relations. Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, the Gaza-based leaders of ...

Iran has been Hamas’s primary backer for decades ... senior fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. “That relationship has deepened in the past few years ...

In an interview with Al Jazeera, he urged the government to improve relations with Hamas and the resistance movement and to "push back" against the Israeli threat. Iran and Hamas escalate the ...

And if Israel were allowed to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia ... Nothing would rattle Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and Russia, and even China, more. But to do that Netanyahu would have to ...