Iran’s Regional Policy: A Fresh Start?

... willingness to mend and expand their relationship. In fact, Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Mashal announced that his organization was eager to see links with Iran return to their pre-war level [13] . The two sides were also motivated by the Israeli Army’s unprecedentedly lengthy and bloody operation in the Gaza Strip. According to Iran’s Rahbar Ali Khamenei, it was the Israeli attack on the Palestinian territory that pushed them to smoothing over the differences. He also appealed ...