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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Did Iran abandon Gaza? Decades of unwavering support say otherwise</h1>
<div class="gmail-credits gmail-reader-credits">Al Mayadeen English</div>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">June 24, 2026</div>
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Iran-Gaza debate has exposed a renewed media attempt to suggest Tehran
abandoned the disaster-stricken Palestinian enclave and to sow division
within the Resistance front.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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A huge Palestinian flag hangs on a mosque during an
anti-"Israel" protest at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran,
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (<em>AP</em>)
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<p>Western and regional media outlets have turned the question of Gaza\u2019s place in the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/terms-of-iran-us-mou-revealed--bloomberg">US-Iranian memorandum of understanding</a>
into a new propaganda front, using selective omissions and politically
charged framing to push the false narrative that Tehran has abandoned
Gaza and the Palestinian cause.</p>
<p>The latest wave of commentary focused on the absence of an explicit
reference to Gaza in initial statements on the US-Iranian understanding.
Many depicted the Palestinians in Gaza as waiting for details of the
deal amid fears of being left out, while some online posts went further,
claiming that Gaza had become the \u201cpresent absentee". <a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/gazans-fear-exclusion-us-iran-regional-agreement">One news outlet</a>
claimed that while Iran was working to show its support for Lebanon,
Gaza was completely absent, even from the statements of Iranian
officials.</p>
<p>At first glance, asking where Gaza stands in any regional agreement
may seem natural, especially as the Israeli genocide on the besieged
Strip continues. Yet the way the question has been raised in several
media reports and online campaigns points to a familiar narrative: one
aimed at sowing division between Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, and the wider
Axis of Resistance.</p>
<p>Some framed the matter as though Lebanon\u2019s inclusion in the
memorandum meant Gaza had been pushed aside. Others went further,
presenting the issue as proof that Iran was prioritizing one front over
another or that the Palestinian cause had been left outside any emerging
regional settlement.</p>
<h2>Recurring media pattern</h2>
<p>This narrative is not new. During the Israeli war on Lebanon in 2024,
similar claims circulated suggesting that Iran had abandoned Hezbollah,
especially after the martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary-General <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-honors-sayyed-nasrallah--gaza-will-never-forget">Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah</a>.</p>
<p>The<em> Jerusalem Post</em><strong>, </strong>for instance,
questioned whether Iran would send forces to aid Hezbollah, claiming
that Tehran was blocking such initiatives because the damage would
outweigh the benefits. <em>Amwaj </em>also framed the issue through the question: \u201cHas Tehran abandoned Hezbollah?\u201d</p>
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A Jerusalem Post headline questioning whether Iran would
send forces to support Hezbollah during the Israeli war on Lebanon in
2024
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<p>Later, when the November 27 ceasefire agreement was reached in
Lebanon after the support war waged for Gaza, another wave of commentary
claimed that the Lebanese Resistance had abandoned the besieged
enclave. <em>Reuters</em><strong>, </strong>on the eve of the agreement, framed the prospect of a Lebanon ceasefire as leaving "Gazans feeling abandoned."</p>
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A Reuters headline framing the prospect of a Lebanon ceasefire as leaving Palestinians in Gaza feeling abandoned
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<p>Today, the same pattern is being repeated. Gaza is being placed
inside a political and media narrative that seeks to fracture the
Resistance front and present Iran as though it had left the Palestinian
cause outside any regional settlement.</p>
<p>It is worth noting that the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/tasnim--iran--us--lebanon-to-form-unit-to-monitor-mou-clause">first clause</a>
of the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and
Iran mandates an immediate and permanent cessation of military
operations <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas--iran-seeking-end-to-war-across-all-fronts--including">across all fronts</a>.</p>
<p>This clause alone weakens the claim that Gaza has been excluded from
the broader regional equation, especially as Iran has repeatedly treated
the confrontation with the Israeli occupation and the United States <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-fm-deputy--any-deal-must-end-wars-on-all-fronts--incl">as one indivisible matter</a>.</p>
<p>Further reinforcing this position, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas
Araghchi told senior Hamas official Bassem Naim during a phone call that
Tehran would continue supporting the Palestinian people \u201c<a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/araghchi-asserts-iran-s-vigor-support-for-palestinian-rights">until they fully achieve all their legitimate national rights</a>,\u201d according to Iranian state TV.</p>
<p>Araghchi also said Iran would raise \u201cIsrael\u2019s\u201d ongoing aggression
against Palestine at international forums and informed Naim that the
Palestinian issue would be addressed in Iran\u2019s ongoing negotiations. His
remarks directly counter claims that Gaza has been left outside
Tehran\u2019s diplomatic priorities.</p>
<p>The phone call came as Tehran and Washington launched their first
round of technical talks in Switzerland with Pakistani and Qatari
mediation, agreeing on arrangements and mechanisms for the next phase of
negotiations.</p>
<h2>Western claims shattered by Iran\u2019s record</h2>
<p>The contradiction becomes clearer when looking at how Western media
and policy circles have long presented Iran to their audiences. For
years, Iran has been portrayed as the main supporter and funder of
Resistance movements in the region, including Palestinian factions.</p>
<p>The <em>Council on Foreign Relations</em>, for instance, described
what it called \u201cIran\u2019s regional armed network,\u201d saying that \u201cIsrael", a
key US ally, faces regular attacks from groups backed by Tehran,
specifically Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which
share Iran\u2019s hostility toward \u201cIsrael\u201d and oppose its existence.</p>
<p>Regardless of the labels used by Western media, the logic is clear:
either Iran is a long-standing supporter of Palestinian Resistance
movements, or it is not. It cannot be portrayed for years as the central
backer of those forces, only to suddenly be accused of having no
connection to Gaza when a regional agreement begins to reshape the
balance of power.</p>
<p>This is the core of the pro-Resistance response: Gaza\u2019s position
cannot be reduced to whether it appears in a declared or undeclared
clause in the first public statements about any political understanding.</p>
<p>As Ahmad al-Darzi argued in an article for <strong><a href="https://www.almayadeen.net/articles/-%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86--%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A9--%D9%85%D8%B0%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84">Al Mayadeen Net</a></strong>,
reducing Gaza\u2019s importance to the presence of a negotiating clause
reflects a narrow understanding of strategic support. For Iran, the
Palestinian cause has not been a passing matter, but one of the pillars
of its regional policy for the past 47 years.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.almayadeen.net/authors/1376427/%D8%AF--%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%8A">writer</a>
added that Tehran views the confrontation with the Israeli occupation
and the US administration as one inseparable strategic package. From
this perspective, any understanding that forces Washington to recognize
new balances of power in Iran\u2019s favor is also a gain for Gaza and for
the entirety of the Resistance front.</p>
<h2>Resistance voices reject abandonment claims</h2>
<p>In response to the campaign, several commentators rejected the claim that Iran had forgotten Gaza.</p>
<p>Commentator Badr Hage wrote that \u201cthe level of hypocrisy, lying, and
denial is unmatched,\u201d adding, \u201cThey lie as naturally as they breathe.\u201d</p>
<p>\u201cThe first item in the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding
was Lebanon. They do not want that. All their calculations and the
propaganda of their mouthpieces were built on the claim that Iran had
abandoned Lebanon. When they were slapped in the face, just as Netanyahu
was slapped, some \u2018concerned\u2019 voices about Gaza began claiming that
Iran had forgotten Gaza,\u201d Hage said.</p>
<p>He added that Gaza\u2019s Resistance and its people \u201cwere, and remain, the
peak of heroic and self-sacrificial confrontation by the Palestinian
people,\u201d saying this was achieved \u201cthanks to Iranian weapons.\u201d</p>
<p>Hage contrasted this with the role of Arab regimes, saying that what
they offered Palestine and Lebanon was \u201csiege and the accusation of
betrayal against Lebanese and Palestinian fighters.\u201d</p>
<p>Other commentators suggested that Gaza could be part of the next
phase of the agreement. One post said, \u201cGaza apparently is in the Iran
final deal. Iran is out here fighting for humanity, you just gotta
salute them at this point. israel is getting thrown to the wolves,
beautiful.\u201d</p>
<p>Another post cited Iranian university professor Seyed Mohammad
Marandi as saying he had spoken to the negotiating team and confirmed,
\u201cDuring the next two months, the Iranians will be pushing for Gaza.\u201d</p>
<p>The post added, \u201cNow we pray this works out so we get regional peace.\u201d</p>
<p><em>TRT World</em> also reported that Iran had hinted at the
possibility of including Gaza within \u201cbroader regional peace plans,\u201d
while the commander of the IRGC\u2019s Quds Force warned \u201cIsrael\u201d of a new
\u201cflood\u201d in besieged Gaza.</p>
<h2>After Lebanon, Gaza</h2>
<p>Lebanese writer Nasser Kandil framed the issue as part of a wider
regional transformation brought about by Iran\u2019s confrontation with
Washington and the Israeli occupation.</p>
<p>\u201cIran told the master of the world order that the essence of
sovereignty is human blood, that silence is equivalent to death, and
that the price will be calculated in dollars until the killing stops, or
the system falls and collapses,\u201d Kandil wrote.</p>
<p>He added that once \u201cthe American conceded to the equation\u201d and the
ceasefire was reached, Iran \u201cdeserved the beautiful morning of Al-Quds
and the declaration of the end of this long night.\u201d</p>
<p>\u201cAfter Lebanon, Gaza will be a symbol of pride, and all wars will
stop, as long as Hormuz stands opposite the South,\u201d Kandil wrote.
\u201cBlessed is the bitter negotiation, and blessed is the free diplomat,
who has become the guardian of humanity and the guardian of the law.\u201d</p>
<p>For pro-Resistance voices, the issue is therefore not whether Gaza
has been abandoned, but how the question itself is being used. The
campaign, they argue, is less about concern for Gaza and more about
reviving a familiar attempt to divide the Axis of Resistance.</p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-vows-ongoing-support-for-palestinian-resistance-against">Iran\u2019s record of support for the Palestinian cause</a>,
the memorandum\u2019s call for an end to military operations across all
fronts, and the latest statements pointing to Gaza\u2019s place in broader
regional efforts all point in one direction: Gaza has not been
abandoned, and will never be.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/araghchi-asserts-iran-s-vigor-support-for-palestinian-rights">Araghchi assures Hamas Iran will raise Gaza issues in US talks</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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