The standoff between Hamas and Israel that has continued since Saturday could affect U.S. efforts to maintain quiet diplomatic relations with Iran.

This comes after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly declared his support for Hamas. And praised the attack for causing heavy damage to Israel. Mr. Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, gave an interview to NBC News television station (NBC News) that the United States has no evidence to suggest that Iran is directly involved in the attack on Israel. Either planning or taking action But Hamas would not be Hamas without the support it has received from Iran for many years.

In the past, the government of President Joe Biden has held several talks with Iranian officials. Most do not make the news in states along the Arabian or Persian Gulf. And in September, the United States made a deal for Iran to release five Americans in exchange for transferring $6 billion from Iranian oil trade seized in South Korea to an account in Qatar.

Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on September 27 that Iran-backed attacks had temporarily stopped in Iraq. Similarly, the Iran-backed civil war in Yemen has brought a temporary truce to the Houthi group. The situation in the Middle East is calmer than it was two decades ago, but Iran's nuclear program and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remain chronic issues.

Source: Thai News Agency