Iran tells Hamas it will not enter the war with Israel

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Source: Yahoo (The Telegraph)

Iran’s supreme leader told the head of Hamas in a face-to-face meeting in Tehran that his country would not enter the war with Israel and accused the terror group of not giving any prior warning of the Oct 7 attacks.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Ismail Haniyeh that Iran – a longtime backer of Hamas – would continue to lend the group its political and moral support, but would not intervene directly, according to three Iranian and Hamas officials with knowledge of the discussions who asked to remain anonymous. The supreme leader pressed Haniyeh to silence those voices in the Palestinian group publicly calling for Iran and its powerful Lebanese ally Hezbollah to join the battle against Israel in full force, a Hamas official told Reuters.

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The conflict is also testing the limits of the regional coalition whose members – which include the Syrian government, Hezbollah, Hamas and other militant groups from Iraq to Yemen – have differing priorities and domestic challenges.. On Oct 7, Mohammed Deif, Hamas’s military commander, called on its axis allies to join the struggle. “Our brothers in the Islamic resistance in Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, this is the day when your resistance unites with your people in Palestine,” he said in an audio message.

Hints of frustration surfaced in subsequent public statements by Hamas leaders including Khaled Meshaal, who in an Oct 16 TV interview thanked Hezbollah for its actions thus far but said “the battle requires more” . Nonetheless, alliance leader Iran will not directly intervene in the conflict unless it is itself attacked by Israel or the US, according to six officials with direct knowledge of Tehran’s thinking who declined to be named due to the sensitive nature of the matter.



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[lapfog_1]

1. the true axis of evil

Russia, Iran, North Korea... and the client states of Hamas (Gaza) and Syria...

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Interesting. Maybe Iran is not willing to gamble their leadership's lives on such a declaration.

You're on your own, Hamas.

[JohnSJ]

3. So far most aren't. Perhaps Hamas made a significant blunder with their October 7 attack?

[dutch777]

6. Hamas thought it could be the spark, and it was to a degree, but not as far or way it hoped.

Iran knows if the US and Israel, with tacit approval of Saudis, Egyptians and others, gets in a full on shooting war with them, Iran will be back in the dark ages with its ports, power plants and a lot of other key infrastructure shattered. And they have no substantive resources to rebuild, they can barely maintain and run what they have. They do seem to still be able to get their proxies to snipe at US forces and bases in Iraq and Syria. I suppose oil flow is a concern but can't help thinking that regime change in Iran is getting to be an ever increasing temptation to some despite short term pain. Sad to say, but I bet if Biden dropped the hammer on Iran and said "enough!", his re-election might be assured. I know he is a cooler head and not that kind of politician. Suspect if the same opportunity had presented itself with Trump in same situation, he would go for it.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. A few targeted hits on Iran's Revolutionary Guard,,,,and let the people of Iran take care of the rest.

They are sick of living under an Islamic Theocracy.

[dutch777]

8. I wish that were true, but don't think Iranians have that in them. We can hurt the IRG but clergy has huge hold...

...on the hearts and minds. That is a bent we don't all fully grasp but I think it is why we, a Saudi led coalition or anyone else has not attempted something substantive.

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. I'd target these folks as well.

Take out the Fundie Religious Complex....at the top.

[Polybius]

15. Reinstalling the Shah is another option

I too don't think they are ready for democracy.

[EX500rider]

12. Iran has a single point of failure in their oil exporting

98% of Iran’s oil exports flow through the one port of Karg Island.
Iran’s other oil ports lack even 10% of Karg Island’s capacity.
Two American cruise missile submarines, carrying 154 non-nuclear Tomahawk cruise missiles each, could completely knock out Karg Island for months, and its production could not be significantly restored in a year. I.e., Iran’s oil income would pretty much cease

[Freethinker65]

4. Bet the Biden Administration, possibly via the State Dept/Blinken, had something to do with Iran's decision.

[Kennah]

10. Emailed pics of targets that the US has collected without Iranian air defenses being alerted

[IronLionZion]

19. US Navy ships, air craft carriers, and subs in the area can be very persuasive

[Sal_NV]

20. I think, not positive,

but I think that just one US carrier Air Wing is bigger than the entire Iranian AF.

[IronLionZion]

22. Probably, and their fleet is old

they still have some American planes that Reagan gave them 40 years ago.

[Lonestarblue]

5. Well that's good news. Hezbollah seems to be holding off as well.

This war just needs to end now. Too many innocents are dying.

[Kennah]

11. But hey, Iran still flies the F-14

And if Maverick and Rooster can shoot down Gen 5 fighter jets in an old F-14, so can the Iranian Air Force.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

16. OwlKitty is a better pilot than Maverick

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[Maxheader]

13. They've already entered....

I think Joe knows this...

[William Gustafson]

14. Oh Oh... that can't be good!!!....

[Sal_NV]

17. I think that after watching the IDF in action, along with 2 US Carrier Strike Groups,

they thought it better not to jump in.
They thought wisely.

[IronLionZion]

18. Iran seems to enjoy poking other countries through their proxies

they are present in Iraq and Lebanon and sell weapons to Russia and the Houthis in Yemen. Their support to Hamas and Hezbollah seems purely to spite Israel. As if they have nothing better to do. Ironically, the Shah had friendly relations with Israel and US during his reign.

[JI7]

21. Iran does not have the support of most of the population

they are actually siding with Israel over their islamic Govt.