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Why Hamas wants Tehran to stop its attacks on Gulf countries

According to the Israeli press, Hamas’ rare call came after pressure from Qatar.

Why Hamas wants Tehran to stop its attacks on Gulf countries

A column of smoke rises above the Doha skyline on March 5, 2026, as Gulf countries are the target of repeated waves of Iranian retaliatory drone and missile attacks. (Photo: AFP)

In many ways, the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led operation — in which the extent of Tehran’s involvement remains unclear to this day — precipitated the collapse of the “Axis of Resistance” Iran had spent years building.Nearly two and a half years later, as Iran fights an existential war, launched on Feb. 28 by the United States and Israel, a rather unusual call has come from Hamas itself.While affirming Tehran’s right to defend itself, Hamas, which controls western Gaza, called on Iran on Saturday, in a statement, to “avoid targeting neighboring countries,” as the Gulf has been hit for the past two weeks by Iranian retaliatory strikes carried out with drones and missiles. Read more For the Gulf, there will be a clear before and after the war in Iran According to officials from the Israeli state cited by the Israeli website Ynetnews, Hamas...
In many ways, the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led operation — in which the extent of Tehran’s involvement remains unclear to this day — precipitated the collapse of the “Axis of Resistance” Iran had spent years building.Nearly two and a half years later, as Iran fights an existential war, launched on Feb. 28 by the United States and Israel, a rather unusual call has come from Hamas itself.While affirming Tehran’s right to defend itself, Hamas, which controls western Gaza, called on Iran on Saturday, in a statement, to “avoid targeting neighboring countries,” as the Gulf has been hit for the past two weeks by Iranian retaliatory strikes carried out with drones and missiles. Read more For the Gulf, there will be a clear before and after the war in Iran According to officials from the Israeli state cited by the Israeli website...
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