bilateral relations between Iran and Palestine
Wikipedia
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Iran–Palestine relations - Wikipedia
September 9, 2025 - Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) held close ties with Iranian opposition groups. Following the revolution, Iran ended its alliance with Israel and started supporting the Palestinians, symbolized by turning over the Israeli embassy in Tehran to ...
Iran Primer
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Iran and the Palestinians in Gaza | The Iran Primer
November 3, 2023 - In some cases, it created allies, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and a plethora of Shiite militias in Iraq. In other instances, Iran sponsored existing groups with overlapping goals, such as PIJ and Hamas in the Palestinian territories and the Houthis in Yemen.
Videos
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In focus: Iran's strategy of using 'the Palestinian cause' - YouTube
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Iran & Israel Were Allies In The 1950s, 60s: Then What Happened?
Reddit
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r/arabs on Reddit: What is Iran's stance on the genocide taking place? Some claim that Iran has sold Palestine to Israel. Could this be true?
November 16, 2023 - I think this is evidenced by the fact that Iran's proxy network has not, and likely will not get involved in a direct confrontation with Israel. This is not because they "lie" about their commitment to Palestinians, but because it is simply not the way the IRI operates. The IRI understands it is at a huge disadvantage in a direct confrontation with the Israel-US alliance...
MERIP
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Iran, Palestine and the Axis of Resistance - MERIP
August 22, 2025 - Iran's support for its non-state allies in the region, including Hizballah, Hamas and the Houthis, justified in terms of pro-Palestinian resistance, works in large part to expand its own political and military influence in the region within ...
European Council on Foreign Relations
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Iran, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad: A marriage of convenience – European Council on Foreign Relations
December 20, 2023 - Today, Iran provides support to a number of Palestinian groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) most notably. Yet these groups are not puppets and their relationship with Tehran is constantly evolving.
Al Jazeera
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Iran and Israel: From allies to archenemies, how did they get here? | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
These were things Iran could get from elsewhere, but Israel was keen to provide them because it needed a partner in the Middle East that was otherwise fairly anti-Zionist and anti-Israel.” · The historian said the Shah was mainly driven by the need for alliances, security and trade, and “showed little concern for the Palestinians in his dealings with Israel.”
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SpecialEurasia
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Iran’s Backing of Palestine: a Historical and Ideological Convergence
May 12, 2025 - Iran’s support for the Palestinians began following the Islamic Revolution in 1979. This significant shift in support coincided with the transformation of Iran’s political system from a monarchy to an Islamic Republic. Alongside this political evolution, Iran’s alliances underwent a dramatic ...
Iran Primer
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Iran and the Palestinians | The Iran Primer
June 14, 2018 - In November, a PIJ leader said that Iran has never stopped supporting Palestine and Palestinian leaders. And Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to Iran’s supreme leader, said that Tehran would never stop helping PIJ, among other groups and allies in the region.
Palestine Chronicle
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Beyond Politics: Why Iran Supports the Palestinians - Palestine Chronicle
August 8, 2023 - Together the Islamic Republic and ... ambitions. According to a 2020 US State Department report, Iran provides $100 million a year to Palestinian groups....
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sorry for answering late, But after seeing lots answers justifying killing of innocent civilians. I am compelled to add mine
Basically thing is USA effectively blocks each time UN security council tries to contain Israeli atrocities. for decades US has given blanket for Israeli war crimes and apartheid.
apart from this we have many apologists of Israel who try to equate all of Palestinian civilians with hamas, or justify killing of Palestinian civlians
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Iran is not helping Palestine. Iran is pursuing its own ends and using the stupid Palestinians as one tool in its box of tricks aimed at becoming the regional powerhouse and spreading its ideology across West Asia. The Palestinians are so dumb that they have fallen for this, and that will be the end of them.
Wilson Center
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Iran, Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad | Wilson Center
Soleimani, killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad, played a key role in building the military capabilities of Iranian allies and proxies across the Middle East. What Soleimani “provided to Palestine and the resistance has brought them to the position they are in today in terms of power and steadfastness,” Haniyeh said in Tehran.
The Washington Institute
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The Palestinian Arena in the Shadow of the Iran-Israel Crisis | The Washington Institute
Iran and Israel’s latest exchange of attacks elicited varying reactions in Gaza, the West Bank, and abroad, highlighting one of the main challenges in the Palestinian arena: coalescing around a unified order that can advance a singular Palestinian national interest.
Pettimatthew
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Does Iran really 'care' about Palestine? - by Matthew Petti
December 16, 2024 - The apparent battlefield defeat of the Axis of Resistance, the array of Iranian allies in the Arab world, is an event that requires explanation. One explanation gaining currency is that Iran was never really serious about fighting Israel or standing up for Palestine, and that its commitments to the struggle were always paper-thin.
IEMed
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Iran: Continuity in Foreign Policy towards Israel after the War in Gaza : IEMed
As part of its stance of support for Palestine, Iran has consistently backed Palestinian resistance groups, especially Hamas and Islamic Jihad –which, although Sunni, share its political definition through Islam–, by providing them with ...
Britannica
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Who are Iran’s allies? | Britannica
Who are Iran’s allies? Iran’s key allies include Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaz
Middle East Forum
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The Rise and Fall of Iranian Pro-Palestinian Sentiment - Middle East Forum
September 24, 2025 - Over forty-five years of Islamic rule, Iranian public opinion has shifted dramatically—from indifference to Palestine, toward support for Israel. While the Islamic Republic’s longevity remains uncertain, one thing appears certain: Future governments in Tehran and Jerusalem will find themselves not as adversaries, but as close allies.
Stimson Center
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Iran Tempers Rejectionism to Muslim Consensus on Palestine • Stimson Center
January 5, 2024 - In tempering its rejectionism toward a two-state solution, Iran is also acknowledging that this is the position of its key allies, China and Russia. Ali Larijani, a former speaker of the parliament, remarked recently that China and Russia also have ties with Israel that they do not want to jeopardize. Moscow supports the formation of a Palestinian state within the framework of the Arab peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia in 2002.
Valdai Discussion Club
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The Main Axes of Iran’s Foreign Policy Toward the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
On the other hand, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, despite supporting the rights of the Palestinian people, refused to accompany and participate in either the Arab countries' war or the Arab oil embargo against Israel. Israel and Persia enjoyed close ties, particularly beginning in the 1960s, resulting in an informal strategic alliance...
Arab Barometer
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Iran’s position on Palestine is not enough to win the favor of MENA citizens – Arab Barometer
In Kuwait, the share of citizens saying Iran’s nuclear program represents a critical threat (80 percent) is nearly identical to the share saying the same of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories (83 percent). And when it comes to Tehran’s allies and proxies, MENA publics are equally skeptical.
Quora
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What is the relationship between Iran and the Palestinians? Why does Iran not provide more financial or military support to the Palestinians despite their conflict with Israel? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): Iran bankrolls the Palestinians to the tune of BILLIONS of dollars. Unfortunately the Iranians can not stop the Palestinian leaders from using most of this money to buy fancy real estate for themselves, in Doha Qatar, in Paris France (near the Arafat apartment), in Westwood Los A...