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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, meets with chairman of Hamas's Shura Council Muhammad Ismail Darwish, left, July 4, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister)
July 15, 2026, 10:04 am
Hamas said to demand increased financial, diplomatic support from Iran
In talks on sidelines of Khamenei funeral last week, terror group reportedly asked for help rebuilding military capabilities and for its demands to be part of Iran’s talks with US
By ToI Staff
Iranian demonstrators hold posters of Hezbollah terror group leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, Hamas terror group chief Yahya Sinwar, center, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
March 2, 2026, 4:41 pm
Sinking Iran’s proxies, Sinwar’s Al-Aqsa Flood left Khamenei high and dry
Iran’s supreme leader pushed to restore ties with Hamas, whose October 7 attack spurred an Israeli response that washed away the Iranian axis, leaving the regime exposed
By Lazar Berman
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses foreign ambassadors to Iran, in Tehran on October 5, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
October 9, 2025, 8:12 pm
Iran demands Israel be held to deal commitments, alleges ‘deceit and duplicity’
Tehran urges legal action against Israelis who ‘ordered and perpetrated war crimes’; Sisi invites Trump to Egypt ceremony; Nepal hails deal, expects return of hostage Bipin Joshi
By ToI Staff and Reuters
A woman walks past posters depicting Yahya Sinwar (L), the head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and Abu Obeida (R), the masked spokesman of Hamas's Qassam Brigades, plastered on a wall in the Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut's southern suburb on February 5, 2024. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
September 10, 2025, 5:09 pm
Recent killing of Hamas’s masked spokesman won’t silence its propaganda war, expert warns
Counterterror researcher says that while Abu Obeida’s death leaves a vacuum, Hamas’s PR machine — spanning Iran, regional proxies, and Western campuses — remains potent; several of those targeted by Israel in Qatar have played a direct role
By Stav Levaton
Palestinians wait to receive a hot meal prepared by volunteers, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 20, 2025. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 22, 2025, 3:40 am
Gazans ‘desperately need more aid,’ says humanitarian group backed by US and Israel
US officials say GHF approached the Trump administration to ask for $30 million in order to expand reach across Strip; eight said killed near aid distribution sites Saturday
By Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
Iran's then-vice president for strategic affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, gestures as he addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
January 22, 2025, 9:21 pm
Top Iran official says Tehran didn’t know about Oct. 7, doesn’t control ‘proxy groups’
In Davos, Mohammad Javad Zarif also says Israel failed in its Gaza war objectives, Tehran not building nukes; report says Iran to receive missile fuel shipment from China
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranians walk past a huge billboard bearing a portrait of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar at Palestine Square in Tehran, on October 19, 2024. (AFP)
November 18, 2024, 10:42 am
Unsealing secret Hamas papers, families of October 7 victims sue Iran in US court
Documents include itemized list of payments made by Iran to Hamas leaders over several years, discussions of mutual defense agreement between Palestinian terror group, Tehran, proxies
By ToI Staff
People walk past a billboard showing a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (top) next to Palestine Square in Tehran on August 12, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
October 18, 2024, 9:31 am
Hezbollah vows escalation after Sinwar’s death, Iran says ‘resistance will endure’
Tehran shares image of Hamas chief’s last moments, glorifies him as ‘facing the enemy’; Hamas officially mum but senior member appears to admit leader is indeed dead
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei holds a rifle as he delivers a sermon denouncing Israel and justifying Hamas's October 7 slaughter in Israel, in Tehran on October 4, 2024. (X screenshot used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
October 4, 2024, 5:27 pm
Khamenei says Iran ‘won’t back down, Israel won’t last long’; hails Hamas Oct. 7 massacre
Supreme leader, gun in hand at sermon, claims Israel will ‘never defeat Hamas and Hezbollah’ after terror chiefs killed, calls missile attack ‘minimum punishment for Zionist crimes’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iranians follow a truck, center, carrying the coffins of Hamas terror group leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel, during their funeral ceremony at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024. (AP Photo/ Vahid Salemi)
August 5, 2024, 8:24 pm
Hamas officials’ ties with Iran could determine who will replace Haniyeh
Ruling out Mashaal, analysts say slain terror leader’s replacement must have good relations with Shiite powers, as Hamas looks to Iran for post-war support
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Iran's President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian arrives to attend a meeting a day after the presidential election, at the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 8, 2024, 8:56 pm
Iran’s president-elect reasserts country’s anti-Israel stance, backs ‘resistance’
Remarks in message to Hezbollah chief Nasrallah indicate Tehran won’t shift its regional policies under newly elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian
By Reuters and ToI Staff
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, right, shakes hands with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at his office in Tehran, Iran, March 27, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 20, 2024, 12:15 pm
‘Protector of the resistance’: Iran’s allies, proxy terror groups mourn Raisi’s death
Hamas, Hezbollah praise hardline president for his support; Putin hails ‘true friend’; Syria’s Assad affirms solidarity with Tehran; EU, China also among those sending condolences
By Agencies
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, in Beirut Lebanon, October 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
May 20, 2024, 11:12 am
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 60, Iran’s hardline FM who died in helicopter crash
A consistent supporter of Tehran’s radical policies, country’s top diplomat oversaw reconciliation efforts with Saudi Arabia, held meetings with top Hamas officials amid Gaza war
By AP and ToI Staff
Ilan Evyatar (left) and Yonah Jeremy Bob (right) are the authors of 'Target Tehran.' (Courtesy)
December 13, 2023, 1:09 am
Israel’s (not-so) secret plan to prevent a nuclear Iran and create a new Middle East
For their new book ‘Target Tehran,’ Ilan Evyatar and Yonah Jeremy Bob interview spymasters, prime ministers and US officials on the shadowy means used to stop an existential threat
By JP O’ Malley
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 13, 2023. (Hussein Malla/AP)
November 10, 2023, 10:35 am
Iranian foreign minister threatens ‘inevitable’ expansion of war against Israel
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Qatari counterpart said to discuss ways for ending ‘the brutal attacks of the Israeli regime against civilians’
By ToI Staff
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