Top Hamas official in Tehran discusses relations with Iran and the attack in Israel

Reza Sayah:

Relations between Iran and Hamas frayed during the Syrian war, when Hamas backed its fellow Sunni Syrian rebels and stood against Tehran's Shia militias and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

In 2017, the two reconciled under the shared view that Israel is not a legitimate state. Today, Hamas officials openly praise Iran's military and financial support that, according to the U.S. State Department, has reached $100 million a year.

Soon after the October 7 attacks, there was speculation in Washington and beyond that Tehran helped plot the assault that Hamas calls the Al-Aqsa Flood. Tehran and Hamas deny the Islamic Republic was involved.

Many believe that Hamas would not launch this attack without support, without a green light. Who gave Hamas the green light?

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