- Leaders of the Iran-led, so-called “axis of resistance”, discussed the war in Gaza during a meeting in Tehran on the sidelines of President Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral.
- The “axis of resistance” brings together Iran’s regional allies in the fight against Israel, including the Palestinian movement Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and Iraqi Shia armed groups.
- As per an Iranian news agency, representatives of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were also present.
- Iran is a key backer of Hamas but repeatedly denied involvement in the Hamas attack on Israel.
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