
Today, Iran is one of Hamas’s biggest benefactors, contributing funds, weapons, and training. Though Iran and Hamas briefly fell out after backing opposing sides in Syria’s civil war, Iran provides some $100 million annually [PDF] to Hamas, PIJ, and other Palestinian groups designated as terrorist organizations by the United States, according to 2021 U.S. State Department estimates. Iran was quick to praise Hamas’s assault on Israel in late 2023 and pledge its continuing support for the Palestinian group.
The United States has sanctioned more than 400 Iranian individuals and entities for supporting Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted on October 8. Israeli forces have found Iranian-made mortar rounds in one of the Israeli villages attacked by Hamas. The following are Iranian statements since the war with Israel began on Oct. 7, 2023.