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Robert Namer
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April 11, 2026

     Iran’s attacks on its Mideast neighbors is too much for even one of its fiercest terror allies.

     Hamas issued a rare statement urging the Islamic Republic to halt its retaliatory strikes on other Gulf countries.  “While affirming Iran’s ⁠right to respond to this aggression by all available means in accordance with in.  This is the first time the Palestinian terror group has publicly commented on the ongoing war in Iran.  International norms and laws, the movement calls upon our brothers in Iran not to target neighboring countries,” Hamas said in a statement.  Hamas made sense for once.

     An Iranian-backed proxy, Hamas gets its funding both from the Iranian regime and some other Gulf nations at Tehran launched counterstrikes at like Qatar and Turkey — putting the terror group in a tricky position since the conflict erupted.  The group, which has been badly weakened due to its war in Gaza with Israel, has been in contact with Islamic Republic leaders over the issue, a Hamas official told the AFP. It’s also spoken to officials in other Mideast countries including Qatar, Turkey and Iraq, to urge them to work toward an end to the war, according to the source.

     Since the first US and Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran has responded by firing hundreds of missiles and drones at half a dozen Middle Eastern countries in counterattacks, warning there was “no red line” after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 

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