FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: Shia Iran wouldn't arm Sunni Hamas
FALSETHE ANSWER
Shia Iran arms Sunni Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On 21 May 2021 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh publicly thanked Iran for 'money, weapons and technical support'. What unites them is war on Israel.
SOURCE
Haniyeh speech, 21 May 2021 (Press TV, Israel Hayom); US State Dept
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