In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel in which Hamas massacred 1,400 people, Iran sent its foreign minister to meet Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha.
Sardar Abolfazl Shekarchi accused the United States of oppressing the Middle East and of murdering hundreds of millions of people.
“All of America’s enemies in the region are consulting and getting closer, and the day may come when they join the war together, and turn America into a thing of the past,” the Hamas official said.
The US issued a second round of sanctions aimed at Hamas following the October 7 attack, including a Hamas official in Iran and members of the IRGC.
Top officials from Iran and Gaza’s terror rulers also spoke by telephone at least four times this year.
Iran is also trying to put out messaging suggesting that Gaza will “swallow” IDF forces if Israel launches the expected incursion.
Only Iran and its nuclear weapons program fit in the category of existential threat to Israel.
Iran recently was able to get out from under sanctions on its missile program and is looking to expand its defense imports and exports.
In a search to find a way to keep their initiative against Israel going, Iran has tried to mobilize militias in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Data in the UK showed there had been a 1,353% increase in antisemitic offenses this month compared to the same period last year, while Islamophobic offenses were up 140%.