Hamas has expressed interest in joining a 'ceasefire on all fronts' following the ceasefire achieved in Lebanon as an outgrowth of the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, according to a Hamas statement. Hamas said that its senior official Bassem Naim spoke this morning with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and that the conversation covered the situation in the Gaza Strip and the failure to enforce the ceasefire there. According to the Hamas statement, Araghchi told Naim that Iran is raising the issue of 'continuing Israeli aggression' in Gaza with mediators and the American side in the ongoing talks.
Hamas has publicly signaled its desire to join the emerging diplomatic framework stemming from the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, seeking to extend the ceasefire model from Lebanon to the Gaza Strip. In a statement released early Wednesday, the group said senior official Bassem Naim spoke by phone this morning with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who told Naim that Iran is raising what it termed 'the ongoing aggression' in Gaza with mediators and the American side in ongoing talks. The statement frames Hamas's interest as joining 'a ceasefire on all fronts' — a phrase echoing Araghchi's own prior language. The call and statement come as the thread of reported phone contacts between Araghchi and Naim extends over at least 14 hours: The first known report was published at 23:08 Tuesday Jerusalem time, when an initial channel reported Naim thanking Iran for the ceasefire and requesting continued support. Within the same minute, a more detailed version added Araghchi's reference to 'aggression, violations, and genocide' in Gaza. A third version, also timestamped 23:08 Tuesday, attributed the same language to Araghchi via the Iranian state news agency Tasnim. A fourth version, also at 23:08, added that Araghchi explicitly pledged to raise the Palestinian issue in negotiations with the US. Now, at 13:22 Wednesday Jerusalem time, Hamas itself has released a statement confirming the call and framing it as a bid to join the broader ceasefire framework — marking the first time Hamas has explicitly positioned itself as a party seeking inclusion in the US-Iran MOU architecture, rather than merely receiving Iranian assurances. The evolution of the thread shows a shift from single-source, non-attributed reports (version 1 came from 'a channel tracking Iranian news') to multi-sourced reports citing Tasnim by name (versions 2-5). The latest Hamas statement remains a single-source claim from a designated terrorist organization, unverified by any Israeli or independent source. What remains open: whether any mediators or the US side have responded to Iran's raising of the Gaza issue, and whether the 'ceasefire on all fronts' formulation has any operational content beyond Hamas's stated desire.
6 developments
- DevelopingHamas spokesman Hazem Qassem welcomes Trump's statement, urges US to pressure Israel on ceasefire
- StrongHezbollah senior tells Reuters: Iran says US talks cannot continue without full ceasefire
- DevelopingIran's UN envoy says all sides returning to ceasefire commitments
- DevelopingIran warns all understandings at risk if US does not enforce Lebanon ceasefire
Source and signal
- Internal intake