Hamas’ unprecedented attack on Israel raises questions about the influence of its sponsor, Iran

“On Iran, let me start by saying no question that there’s a degree of complicity here. Iran has been supporting Hamas for many, many years,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday. “That said, we haven’t seen hard, tangible evidence that Iran was directly involved in participating in or resourcing, planning these sets of complex attacks that Hamas pulled off over the weekend.”Even Israel, which long has been suspected of carrying out out a covert campaign of sabotage and targeted killings to slow Iran’s nuclear program, hasn’t directly blamed Tehran. “We have no evidence, no intelligence proof of Iranian involvement in this situation,” said Maj. Nir Dinar, an Israeli military spokesperson. By Jon Gamrell. Full Text -> AP

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