Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations in New York has firmly denied claims linking Tehran to Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Iranian state media. The statement was made in response to inquiries from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, following reports that Israel had obtained minutes from Hamas' secret meetings that allegedly suggested Iranian involvement.
The Iranian mission rejected the accusations, stating that Hamas officials based in Doha had declared they were unaware of the operation. According to the statement, Hamas' military wing in Gaza was solely responsible for planning, deciding on, and executing the attack. The mission emphasized that any attempt to link Iran or Hezbollah to the attack, either partially or fully, was based on "fabricated documents."
Reports from The New York Times indicated that Israeli military sources had accessed detailed records of Hamas' planning for the attack, which reportedly showed that Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' political bureau chief, sought to engage allies such as Iran and Hezbollah. However, the Iranian mission dismissed these claims as false.
The October 7 attack, which saw Hamas launch an unprecedented raid on southern Israel, resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the taking of around 250 hostages. Israel has since responded with a large-scale military offensive on Gaza. Despite Iran's historical support for Palestinian resistance groups, including Hamas, Iranian officials have consistently maintained that they had no prior knowledge of the attack and were not involved in its execution.
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