“We’ve never taken sides, but we have our say on what’s happening. Iran is a friend. It was once a very close friend, and we don’t forget that. But today there are efforts to normalize ties once again. This is facing some hurdles from both sides.”“Ali Hashem, “Hamas caught between Tehran and Riyadh,” Al-Monitor, August 23, 2015, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/08/iran-hamas-ties-saudi-arabia.html?utm_source=Al-Monitor+Newsletter+%5BEnglish%5D&utm_campaign=fa9f4c6af6-August_24_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_28264b27a0-fa9f4c6af6-102352589.

“Iran reconfirmed its support for the resistance during the meeting, thus restoring warmth to the relationship between Hamas and Iran, which had cooled due to regional events.”Adnan Abu Amer, “Hamas hopes to expand regional relations,” Al-Monitor, March 26, 2015, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/03/hamas-region-relations-saudi-arabia-egypt.html.

“The visit is positive and the meetings with the Iranians were warm. Hamas is concerned with Iran’s role as a pivotal country in the region with a long history of supporting the resistance. Hamas does not have to reveal the mechanism and details of the support it receives from any party, or the nature of ties it has with the parties it deals with.”Adnan Abu Amer, “Hamas asks Iran for money, weapons,” Al-Monitor, December 17, 2014, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/12/iran-hamas-repair-ties-with-visit-to-theran.html.

Released a nasheed hailing Qasem Soleimani “as the ‘living martyr’ (al-shaheed al-hayy) of Ayatollah Khamenei.”Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, “Interview with the leader of Harakat al-Nujaba: Interview and Analysis,” Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi’s Blog, April 15, 2015, http://www.aymennjawad.org/2015/04/interview-with-the-leader-of-harakat-al-nujaba.