IRGC officials urged Hamas not to sign disarmament deal during late-stage negotiations - report

Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsHamas representatives reportedly met with IRGC officials on a recent visit to Iran for the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, per Axios. Follow us on Google(FILE PHOTO) Members of security forces look on during a funeral procession held for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their families who were killed in US-Israeli strikes in late March, on April 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.(photo credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 31, 2026 07:36Updated: JULY 31, 2026 07:47Officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) urged Hamas delegation members not to sign Thursday's disarmament deal, Axios reported on Friday, citing a source familiar with the matter. 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.‘Lasting peace, security’: BoP reaches ‘historic’ Hamas disarmament deal, Trump announcesThe Board of Peace reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday night in a post to Truth Social."Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza. This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY," Trump wrote.Hamas, Palestinian factions agree to entire outline for first timeSenior 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."The inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026. (credit: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS)"We spoke with [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu," the officials went on. "We wanted to cut off the transfer of funds directly to Hamas."The officials added that "there was intensive planning every day to create a successful Gaza, we raised funds, soldiers for the international stabilization force, we trained local Palestinian forces to take the reins from Hamas."Idan Kweller and Miriam Sela-Eitam contributed to this report.Follow us on Google