Iran’s Ayatollah told the Hamas leader that since he had not warned Iran about his plan to attack Israel, Tehran would not join the conflict.
Iranian authorities do not intend to directly participate in the war between Israel and Hamas, but will continue to support the militants “politically and morally.” This was reported by Reuters on Thursday, November 16, citing three officials representing both sides.
It was noted that in a meeting with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in early November, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave him a clear message: you did not warn us about your attack in Israel on October 7, and we are not going. fight for you.
A Hamas agency source says that during that meeting, the Iranian leader forced his interlocutor to drown out Palestinian voices openly calling on Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah to openly join the fight against Israel in full. strength.
It was noted that Hezbollah was also taken by surprise by the crushing Hamas attack on Israel. Sources close to this group say that their fighters were nowhere near the border on the day of the Hamas attack on Israel, so they had to be called in immediately.
Despite this situation, Iran still intends to continue using its network of armed groups, including Hezbollah, for missile and drone attacks on Israeli and American targets in the Middle East, the sources said. .
Earlier, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said Israel had “crossed red lines” with its actions, which could “force everyone to act.”
Before this, Hezbollah said it was ready to fight Israel.
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Source: korrespondent
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