Iran's Pezeshkian tells Hamas chief that Iran will support any decision made in Gaza - report

ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 5, 2026 13:25Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Tehran would support any initiative or decision taken by Palestinian leaders in ongoing indirect negotiations between terrorist group Hamas and Israel, Iranian state media reported.Pezeshkian pledged Iran's support for the Palestinian leaders' decision in a phone call with the head of Hamas' political bureau, Khalil al-Hayya. IRGC urges Hamas not to sign BoP disarmament agreementOn Friday, Axios reported that officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) urged Hamas delegation members not to sign the BoP disarmament deal.Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)Hamas representatives reportedly met with IRGC officials on a recent visit to Iran for the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, Axios reported, adding that a senior US official also claimed Iran tried to convince Hamas not to sign the deal, but said the group chose not to listen.Senior White House Board of Peace officials told The Jerusalem Post that "Hamas had a lot of concerns. It took months of delicate negotiations to bring us to this breakthrough, and we will move in the coming weeks to advance its implementation."Follow us on Google