Iran International
While top officials in Tehran remain silent on the Gaza–Israel peace deal, Iranians across the political spectrum have flooded social media, some hailing Hamas’s “victory” while others condemned Iran’s costly involvement.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday reaffirmed its support for ending what it called the “genocide in Gaza,” urging the withdrawal of Israeli forces, unhindered humanitarian access and the realization of Palestinian rights.
The statement also called for “global vigilance against Israel’s actions,” stressing that ending the war does not absolve the international community of its duty to “pursue justice and prosecute those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.”
Hardline media its their supporters have largely portrayed the peace deal as a triumph for Hamas and Iran’s armed allies in the region.
‘The Resistance has won’
“The myth of Israel’s deterrence has been shattered,” conservative journalist Mehran Karimi wrote on X. “Despite its crimes, the enemy has been forced to accept the Resistance Front’s conditions, and Palestine has become the world’s foremost issue.”
Another user, Mahmod Sakavandi, argued that the agreement was a sign of the Palestinians’ upper hand. “Israel was forced to sit at the table, he wrote, “and every time the enemy negotiates out of weakness, the resistance has won.”
Others, however, see Hamas’s actions as reckless and catastrophic.
“Gaza has been destroyed; over 70,000 people killed, hundreds of thousands injured or disabled, and a million displaced,” activist M. Yousefinejad posted on X. “Was Hamas’s move on October 7 rational?”
‘Ungrateful’
Some also criticized Hamas for failing to acknowledge Tehran’s support in its post-agreement statement.
“Iran bore the greatest cost for Palestine and Gaza,” financial consultant Mohammad-Hossein lamented on X. “Hamas in its statement thanked Egypt, Turkey, Qatar and even Trump—but not Iran. Why did we involve ourselves with these vile ingrates?”
A different camp drew lessons from Hamas’s shift toward negotiation.
“If Trump’s Gaza peace deal is being called a victory for the Resistance, then our government too should reach a direct deal with the United States and bring such a victory to the Iranian people,” reformist journalist Amir-Hossein Mosalla wrote on X.
Blaming Khamenei
A user going by the name Mohammad-Hossein commented that “the courage required for peace is greater than the bravery needed for war.”
“But fools turn the likes of Yahya Sinwar and Saeed Jalili into heroes, and the likes of Khalil al-Hayya and Mohammad-Javad Zarif into traitors,” he added.
A growing number of users placed responsibility for Gaza’s devastation—and the region’s broader instability—on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
One wrote: “Hamas accepted Trump’s peace plan. What remains is Khamenei’s utter humiliation for his direct and indirect support of the October 7 operation, which led to death, displacement, and suffering for thousands.”
Another, identifying as Saman, went further: “As long as the Islamic Republic exists and Ali Khamenei is alive, there will be no peace—not in Gaza, not in Yemen, not in Syria.”
