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The slogan "Israel must be wiped off the face of the earth" inscribed on a Shahab-2 missile displayed in Mashhad (2019)
Children posing with an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Quds Day parade in Qom (2015)
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An Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jet on display in Isfahan bearing the slogan "Down with Israel" next to the word "Expired" (2019)
Iran and Israel have had no diplomatic relations since 1979, and modern relations are hostile. The relationship was cordial for most of the Cold War, but worsened following the Iranian Revolution and … Wikipedia
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Wikipedia
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Iran–Israel relations - Wikipedia
9 hours ago - Other factors contributing to the ... Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the Houthis, and Iran's involvement in attacks such as the 1992 Buenos Aires Israeli embassy bombing and the 1994 AMIA bombing, as well as Israeli threats of military action. Iranian and Israeli organizations have been involved in direct military confrontations, such as in the 2006 Lebanon War. Iran and Israel have provided support for opposing ...
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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 - A question to the people who keep complaining about countries selling Palestine. What do you want them to do? Like yes, most of the leaders are coward fucks, but Israel is a nuclear power completely supported by the world’s strongest power in history. I don’t see what can they do more than condemnation that they won’t get punished for. ... I don’t know why us Arabs are so obsessed with making Iran look bad. Like it’s not enough our Arab countries are doing jack shit or actually helping Isisrael but we also want to shit on Iran.
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Wikipedia
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Iran–Palestine relations - Wikipedia
5 days ago - 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 ...
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Al Jazeera
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Iran and Israel: From allies to archenemies, how did they get here? | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
Now, Iran supports a “resistance ... who also support the Palestinian cause and view Israel as a major enemy. Over the years, Israel has backed a variety of groups who are violently opposed to the Iranian establishment.
Published   October 3, 2024
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MERIP
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Iran, Palestine and the Axis of Resistance - MERIP
August 22, 2025 - Since the 1979 Revolution, despite exaggerated discursive aggression, Iran has hesitated to engage with Israel directly. Palestine has rarely been a central agenda item of Iran's foreign policy due to both a steadfast Iran-first policy and to ...
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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.
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Iran–Israel proxy conflict - Wikipedia
5 days ago - In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran has backed Palestinian groups such as Hamas.
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Wilson Center
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Iran and Israel: A Couple at Odds | Wilson Center
Yet, on other occasions, he also implied, that Iran will not actively disrupt a just agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinians, although he believed that given the nature of Israel, this was unlikely to happen. The tone voiced by Ayatollah 'Ali Khamene'i was usually harsher, reflecting the view of the more doctrinaire elements in the establishment. For him Palestine was the frontline of Islam's war against infidelity. More importantly, no substantial change could be discerned in Iran's support for the Hizballah or for the Palestinian Islamist movements.
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Valdai Discussion Club
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The Main Axes of Iran’s Foreign Policy Toward the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
This plan, which stands in complete contradiction with the plan of forming two independent states of Israel and Palestine, has not been proposed or supported by any other country in the world, including the Arab and Islamic countries. However, Iran’s stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reflects a complex combination of ideology and pragmatism, especially amid the current bloody war between Israel and Hamas.
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IEMed
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Iran: Continuity in Foreign Policy towards Israel after the War in Gaza : IEMed
First, to openly demonstrate Iran’s unwavering support for Hamas and the Palestinian cause to the international community. Second, it was a show of force to the region at large, and particularly to Israel and the United States. Quite simply, and unlike other states that normalized with Israel or were about to, Iran has not been forced to change its discourse after the outbreak of the war or disguise its foreign actions, as its stance has always been to oppose any negotiations with Israel and support the non-state groups fighting them.
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Stimson Center
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Why are So Many Iranians Seemingly Indifferent to the War in Gaza? • Stimson Center
May 13, 2024 - This shift should be understood as a reaction to the official position of the state, which the Iranian middle class, in particular, perceives as ignoring the public’s demand for the pursuit of national interest rather than adhering to ideological foreign policies and expansionism through supporting Hamas and other members of the so-called “Axis of Resistance.” · The public response to government media’s portrayal of pro-Palestine protests on U.S. campuses highlights this point. Following the onset of the encampment and subsequent police intervention at Columbia University, as well as other universities across the United States, Iranian officials and state media seized upon the news to advance their own anti-Israel propaganda.
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Congress.gov
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Iran-Supported Groups in the Middle East and U.S. Policy | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Since Hamas took de facto control ... The State Department assesses that Iran provides "up to $100 million annually in combined support to Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas."...
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SpecialEurasia
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Iran’s Backing of Palestine: a Historical and Ideological Convergence
May 12, 2025 - In general, Iran will continue support the Palestinian struggle because, as the government’s top diplomat at the United Nations stated, it is part of the DNA of the cause of the Islamic Revolution.
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Iran Primer
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Iran and the Palestinians | The Iran Primer
June 14, 2018 - After the 1979 revolution, Iran ended its alliance with Israel and started supporting the Palestinians, symbolized by turning over the Israeli embassy in Tehran to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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Reddit
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r/IsraelPalestine on Reddit: Iranian Support for Israel
October 8, 2024 -

Iranian support for Israel

Hi All. I wanted to gain a better understanding of the support of Israel some/many Iranians might have, as I have never come across this via the news.

I was at the 7/10 memorial march on Sunday in Manchester, England.

I was surprised to see so many Persian flags and a small but significant group of Iranians showing support for Israel.

They were holding up banners with lovely messages about Iran and Israe becoming allies. And some banners showing their hatred for the Ayatolla.

I understand some of the basic history about Iran and the revolution, following which it became a more extreme autocratic and religious nation. And I know many Iranians pray for a return to a more liberal and modern government.

But, I didn't know that this translated to overt support of Israel for some people with Iranian heritage.

This also makes me think about Netenyahu's recent video message directly aimed at the Iranian people, with words of admiration and hope.

By the way, the Iranians presence at the march was the most poignant things for me aboutvthe whole event. Me and several other Jews cried with and hugged these brave Iranians. One of the speakers acknowledged their presence and the whole crowd cheered so loudly.

So, my questions are:

Can people help me understand the extent of this support from Iranians

Does this include Iranians still living in Iran

How likely is a devolution back to the pre-revolution period in Iran.

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I don't want to speak for a diaspora that I am not part of, but I can tell you about the connection I feel with the Iranian diaspora as an American Jew. We feel forgotten by the people who were supposed to be our allies on the left. People on the left are rightfully concerned about the use of the word "terrorism" to describe Muslims because fear of terrorism has caused a lot of Islamophobia and vice versa. They are also mindful of people using Muslim Arab countries' oppression of women to justify Islamophobia. But the stories of the Iranian diaspora are about people being terrorized by Islamists who oppress women, and because that doesn't fit into the left's narrative, their stories and concerns get swept under the rug, and so do the stories of those in Iran now. How many headlines have you seen about the skyrocketing execution rates in Iran? Jews don't fit into the left's narrative either. Many of us appear white, we've been oppressed by the left and the right, and we've suffered not just from antisemitism deriving from European influence but Arab antisemitism as well. While I have rightfully been expected to inform myself on common microaggressions that other minorities face, the left has no expectation that people do the same for antisemitic dogwhistles. If I ever speak up for myself I'm seen as a white person complaining. I feel forgotten and betrayed, which makes me feel connection with Iranians and gives me a sense of responsibility to educate myself about their stories when other people won't do the same.
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Persians and jews have no historical animosity. Same for the Lebanese. The current hostilities are being driven by self serving Palestinian "leaders" who have never delivered anything for their people except misery and death (vs real leadership, peace, and prosperity) and the Ayatollahs in Iran (and their proxies) who need external boogymen (Israel and the US) to distract their population so they can maintain a hold on power.
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The Washington Institute
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The Palestinian Arena in the Shadow of the Iran-Israel Crisis | The Washington Institute
The crisis has given the United States, Israel, and their partners a unique opportunity to build an international coalition against Iran and show the Palestinians that the “resistance” camp is not their only viable path. Iran’s decision to launch a direct, state-on-state attack against Israel on April 13 increased the risk of overt conventional conflict in the Middle East. This attack was significant in scope, scale, and complexity, employing hundreds of one-way attack drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Equally significant was the U.S.-organized effort to defeat Iran’s attack, working with Israel as well as European and Arab allies to integrate capabilities and defend the region’s airspace.
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Iran Primer
iranprimer.usip.org › blog › 2023 › nov › 02 › iran-and-palestinians-gaza
Iran and the Palestinians in Gaza | The Iran Primer
November 3, 2023 - Starting in 2000, Iran reportedly paid PIJ millions of dollars in cash bonuses for each attack against Israel during the Second Intifada, which lasted until 2005. In 2002, Khamenei promised to increase support by 70 percent. “It is no secret that we say that the military assistance provided to the Palestinian resistance – from A to Z, from bullet to rocket – is assistance from the Islamic republic, Iranian assistance,” PIJ spokesman Dawud Shihab said in 2012. PIJ-Iran relations appeared strained in 2015. Iran reportedly stopped or curtailed its financial support after PIJ refused to denounce the Saudi-led offensive against the Houthis, the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
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Al Jazeera
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Analysis: Why are Iranian monarchists backing Israel over its Gaza war? | Israel-Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
They are supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s last shah who was toppled by the Islamic Revolution of 1979. At pro-Israel rallies, they have waved the old Iranian flag and chanted praise of Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu. ... Their confrontations with pro-Palestinian protesters, whom they accuse of being government proxies, reveal their stark divergence from the mainstream Iranian opinion, which has historically supported the Palestinian cause.
Published   March 11, 2024
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Quora
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What is the general attitude of Iranians towards Israel? Are there any Iranians who support or have positive views of Israel? - Quora
Answer (1 of 5): The followers of the Ayatollah, supposedly about 20% of Iran, and the people who run the government, hate Israel, hate all Jews, and want to murder every Jew on the face of the earth, starting with Israel.