Iran's chief of staff praises Hamas leader Ismail Haniyyeh for October 7 massacre. Mohammad Bagheri condemned Israel at a meeting with the head of the Hamas politburo.
Tehran is considered the main supporter of the Islamist organization, which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the USA and Israel. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Israel has been Iran's declared archenemy. The head of Islamic Jihad, Sijad al-Nachala, also came to Tehran again.