in the past few days. october 7th, 2023 has already gone down in history as waters shit of in regional politics. through its military operation, hamas managed overnight to reveal the underbelly of a regime which had long boasted about its invincibility, its military prowiss and its intelligence. superiority, the myth, however was shattered into pieces by a resistance group based in the gaza strip, a swath in the occupied territories which has been under years of crippling sie. to know more, we talk to dr. mohammad ali shaffi, an iranian international relations analyst, he believed that the israeli regime's meta narrative has just shattered. many, like we could say leaders of the countries all around the world mainly in our

region believe that mayl after the wars of 1970s, they believe that the this regime and this country is undefeitable, we can't even fight with israeli regime, so we have to accept its, accept it and work with it to survive, but nowadays we see that it's defeatable by a small group of hamas in a of small country. uh they defeated this in the in any kind of uh like military intervention or any kind of things, so this ritoric has been changed after that issue, to restore at least part of its lost face, tel aviv has desperately tried to drag the islamic republic of iran into the war, blaming tehran as the major force behind the escalation, but iran stands since the very beginning. has

been crystal clear. iran supports the palestinian cause as a centerpiece of its foreign policy, but at the same time, the country has made it clear again and again that it is not involved in the escalation at all. on november 16, the commander of the irgc quds force brigadier general ismail khahani sent a public letter to hamas. the letter took the headlines right away. but what was the letter all about? what is its significance? why was it published at this time? and how should it be read without missing point. these and more on this edition of iran today. bricadier general ismail khahani succeeded murder liwtenant general of of haj qasim sulaymani after the legendary commander was assassinated in a us air strike in 2020. so in the first place the two-star general is no. ordinary commander and his

words in any shape or form must be taken seriously. this this is dr. abyane, former iranian ambassador to mexico and australia. he told us why the letter was more than just the letter. این سردار جانشین سرdar سلیمانی معروفه is the successor of marture lutenant general haj qasim sulaymani who was assassinated by the united states during the presidency of donald trump. he has very high position and is responsible for iran's support of liberation movements in places where iran needs to take action. such an important

person is the writer of the letter, that is someone in charge of things in the field. now these things can be training forces, can be sending weapons, can be financial packages, whatever in support of the palestinian people. they are an oppressed nation that has been massacred, slaughtered and victimized by the zionist for 75 years. so again, the letter is very important because it can boost the moral of palestinians. written in arabic, the letter at as the commander of hamas's al-qassam brigade muhammad, assuring him and the military wing of hamas in the gaza strip of the solidarity of the access of resistance with palestinian fighters. your brothers in the axis of al-quds and the resistance are united with you, and they will not allow the enemy to reach its dirty goals in gaza and palestine. the access of resistance refers to an alliance among iran, syria and anti-israeli groups in lebanon. iraq, yemen

and elsewhere, which have hit israeli and us targets in recent weeks in solidarity with gaza. dr. ali karbalai haseini and iranian of international relations researcher told us that the letter is a reminder of iranian's loyalty to the palestinian people. the letter is just uh to give a warm support of the uh what the iranians can do in this uh brutal war which zionist regime has veged against the palestinian people and this is an explicit support of what uh the... the palestinian resistant movement is doing, so the palestinian can be well assured that iranians are just with them and will support them to the end. in the letter general qaani held operation storm by palestinian

resistance fighters on october 7th which caught israel off guard. you created a great epic called the al-aqsa storm which was accomplished with the... help of god and by the holy fighters of the algassam brigades and the resistance in gaza. dr. hamid reza gholamzade, iranian political analyst told us that one of the main features of the war is that is being fought within the occupied territories. those who are in the fight, those who are in the battlefield are the the resistance from themselves and the beginning the fight has been from within. the occupied line, so what we are seeing now is hamas and handling and actually direct directing the war, so it is from the within, inside the occupied line, inside gaza strip, inside west bank are strength are strong enough to begin,

they have a strengthen and they are now leading the fight against the zionist regime, so with these players in the on the battlefield. is totally different, the the final what is going to happen that would be totally different from the past and there are no ar politicians or any politicians who would be able to would be bought by money or by petrol dollars or i don't know all the lobbying techniques that occur in the land of arena of politics, so they are not being being bought by money, they are fighting their cause so the... is no stab in the back anymore if the fight is going to escalate and get more. in the letter, general qani touched on undeniable fact, fact many experts concurred with that palestine and the region after operational storm will not be the same

as before. i would like to refer to the letter again, the part where brigadier general qani states that the palestine and the region will not be the same. if you want to divide history, we can divide it into before october 7 and after october 7. israel is no longer what it used to be and cannot become like what it used to be. on the one hand, the israelis have lost their moral, and on the other hand, moral among the resistance forces. is high, the israelis have received a deadly blow. the american navies threaten that if hezballah entered the war, they would target both hizbullah and iran, but now it is hizbullah that is threatening the us saying that if the americans enter the war, the resistance group would target their navies, and it is within the power of

hisbollah. that's why the american navies changed their location and moved away. now the table has been turned and the israeli regime will be annihilated. i have no doubt about it. there is no doubt that the israeli regime now wishes to turn the clock back to the days before october 7th when it's fabricated narrative was still believed by some that it was the wrong guy to mess with, indeed, the good old days. in yet another part of his letter, general qahani wrote, you clearly showed the weakness and fragility of the userping zinust regime, and you showed in a practical and decisive way that the regime is weaker than a... spiders web, in his letter elsewhere, brigadier general ghani addressing hamas says that, after the epic ala flood operation, the myth of israel being invincible has been debunked, could you tell us more about this? اصولاً کهble that they

would win any war. in other words, israel used to be known for his powerful army, it was even regarded as a war power by some, the regime has a state of the art weaponary, fighter just, you name it, but hamas has none them, even its missiles are not like the ones israel possesses, the group has no fire jets, no navies, no even tanks. they entered the israeli occupied areas by paragliding and managed to kill some 1500 military zinanists, and capture more than 250 zionists. this was the first time that the regime was cut of guard. its military and intelligence services proved ineffective. with the humiliating blow the israeli regime received from hamas, tel aviv is already getting the monicher of the paper tiger of the region as it would no longer look fearful when it bears it. در این قضیه ۱۵ مهر به این طرف رژیم قاصب صهیونیستی هم

از لحاظ نظامی هم از لحاظ اطلاعاتی یک شکست غیر قابل ترمیم خورده شکست رو همه گفتن من تاکیدم به غیر قابل ترمیم بودن است. من میگم این زلزله ویرانگر توانسته است بعضی از سازه های اصلی حاکمیت رژیم قاصب رو ویران کنه که تجدید بنای اون سازه ها به این آسانی امکان پذیر نیست و این که رژیم قاصب صهیونیستی با همه هایی که

میکنه با همه حمایت هایی که امروز در دنیا ازش از سوی غربی ها می شود بتواانه اون سازه ها رو ترمیم کنه من عرض می کنم از شنبه ۱۵ مهر رژیم صهیونیستی رژیم when israel was founded in 1948, a military doctrine for the regime was formulated by david bin guurian, which was heavily based on deterrant and intelligence superiority. this military doctrine was in place until october 7 this year when it was totally destroyed. there was no more deterrance in the sense of. superiority again in his letter addressing hammas, he has said

that the al-aqsa flood operation has debunked the israeli regime's myth of invincibility and has proven again once again the fragility the israeli regime's position and stand stating that it's weaker and more fragile than a spider's web. it's just enough to look at the situation right now on the ground, the israelis could not actually handle this. situation so first of all they were surprised by the the the operation in october 7th i show that they in terms of intelligence they were weak in terms of military they were weak in terms of deterrance they were weak and after that after few days the situation changed and it was clear that for those who are looking at the situation analytically it was clear that the zionist regime could not handle the situation and it was the americans to get involved. so they are actually right now commanding the line and they are doing

the job, the americans are doing the job for the israelis, so they it is already seen that the israelis cannot uh handle and stand against just hamas, let alone the others and they are they were actually about to fail at the very beginning early days of the operation. hamas was not afraid of israel's military warnings. israel's army and security apparatuses were not able to defend their citizens against hamas and practically became a target for resistance fighters. you know, there is a comparison between what israelis are doing and what isis did or even any terrorist group does. you just uh when you see a... terrorist group acting, they are trying to terrorize the people, to achieve

some goals, when you see the israelis are just bombarding the civilians, they are bombarding the hospitals, they are just using their guns, tanks and shells to uh deplet the area, they just want to evacuate. vast area which belongs to palestinians and they have turned gaza to to a dust, and this is not a military achievement, this is a terrorist achievement. you are just terrorizing the people, you are just killing innocent civilians like children, women, elder people, and then uh, you cannot call it, an achievement, a military achievement, you see,

it's not just about islam, it's not just about muslim leaders, it's about... humanity is about the right to live, we cannot be panafricanist if we can't associate with the oppressed nation, issuing immediate arrest warrant for key decision makers, including mr. netanyahu, who is responsible for violations of international criminal law. there's plenty more right after a quick glance at some news exserps. hello and

welcome back to news exerbs. let's get going. a letter to hamas is dave, god's force chief says iran will not allow israel to defeated, times of israel rights, iran will not allow israel to defeat hamas in the gaza strip, the head of iran's expedition records force rights in a message to the commander of the hamas military wing. however, general ismail gahani stops short of saying, "tehran will join the battle in order to rescue hamas. now let's move. iran's qaani says the resistance front stays united with hamas. routers writes, iran has warned israel of escalation if it failed to end aggressions in the gaza strip. now iran will do whatever it takes to help hamas in war with israel, god's force chief says. al arabia writes. tahan refuses

to recognize israel and has made support for the palestinian cause. fundamental component of his foreign policy since the islamic revolution of 1979. how far will iran go to support hamas in war with israel writes 40 days into the israel hamas war the commander of iran's force promised the group that iran will do anything required, yet questions linger over iran's willingness to risk a direct involvement. access of resistance. will never abandon palestine, iranian commander gaani to ald. the palestine chronical wise general haani, extended his congratulations to aldeiv, the palestinian resistance as well as the people of occupied palestine for the significant victory and unprecedented achievements they had made against israeli occupation. now iran will do

everything to help palestinian resistance, irgc commander says. the create. right, the leader of the courts force hailed the achievements of the resistance in gaza against israel. that's it for me. thank you so much for being with us and see you later. general qani's letter seems to be more than a pat on the shoulder of hamas. it praises the group's extraordinary operation into the heart of the israeli occupied territories, but it doesn't stop there. some have read the letter as a renewal of iran's military alliance with hamas, cause for serious concern for these. israeli regime. in the letter, general qani declared that tehran would continue its support to the palestinian fighters with whatever it takes to win their weeks-long war with israel. we assure you that we will do whatever is necessary in this historic battle. in his letter he has also stated that we assure you that we will do whatever it takes in this historic battle and

we will commit to our brotherly bond that unites us. irgc will not allow gaza to remain under. pressure, now what is your interpretation of this? do you think this means that iran would possibly get involved? to look at this question, we have to separate in two different issues, from the 7th of october we see many iranian officials going all around the world and trying to call and have meetings like we could say mr. amir abdullah minister of iran, he traveled all around the world, mainly the countries in the region, he went. to the un headquarter in new york and he tries to uh bring the politicians from different countries to do something about the situation and uh beside that leader of iran ayat khamenei had a meeting with hamas leaders, mr. hane and the president of iran made many several calls with different

people in different countries. this is a part the practice that iranian officials did, but when mr. raoni says this, it means that we will do anything, but we are looking at the situation on the ground, that's the variable that may change our. decision on participating in any means necessary, we are not putting military interactions beside, but we will focus on the political issues, but the military intervention, not directly, not as they may expect, but we will support you in enemies. general qani told as zafe that as gaza is defending the oma's pride and honor, the allies of the palestinian resistance in the access of al-quds will... not let the israeli enemy single out gaza and reach its targets, but the $1 million dollar question is, will iran embark a military confrontation

with the israeli regime? the situation in uh the occupied lands is not like the necessity of involvement of iran in terms of a fullfledged military participation, i mean, from the day one, leader of islamic republic said that iran was not involved and it is not something that iran actually knew about that, but it doesn't mean that iran is afraid of getting involved, it means that it there is no need for iran to get involved, the resistant movement, the hamas and other fighters in occupied land in palestine, they are enough to finish the job, but it needs to, it needs time and they are doing what they need to do, so iranian support is not just about military. intervention or military support, it is about political support, it's about knowledge support, in many different ways it is being done and will be done more

and more. the timing of the letter's publication is also as important as the letter's content. but what is the significance of the letter in this respect? the letter came just after western media claimed that hamas leader ismail hany had got it dressing down from the... leader of the islamic revolution, ayatullah sayid ali khamenei in tehran. it was, however categorically denied as a flat out lie by both the iranian and palestinian sides. reuters had claimed that hanya had been told that since tehran was not given prior notice the october 7th operation, it would offer political support to hamas, but would not in interven directly in the fight. the news agency had also claimed that hania had been asked to silence those voices in hamas calling for iran and hizballah to directly join the war against israel in full force. the significant significance of the leather

in is in the situation of these days that we had the news from roghters in which they fakely said claimed that uh the iranians are actually angry with hamas and some some comments were uh falsely. claimed about in the meeting between the leader of islamic republic and the leader of hamas, mr. ismail han, so it was all fake, and this letter first of all shows that uh iran is totally supporting hamas in their fight and the cause against the zionist regime, and there is nothing that would be decreasing the support, so there is no dis unity among the resistance front and all the uh fronts in the this group in this front are supporting one another, so the they are united, and this letter shows that this unity is actually in place in full

support of the hamas. to dr. shaffi, the letter was written yet for another reason. the point of this letter in this exact time is that we could see that many arab leaders and other officials are using the rhetoric of condemning the genocide in. but they're not really doing anything on the land, they're not helping the palestinian people, they're not cutting their ties with israel and nothing doing any real fact in on the land, but when a military official from iran, he is the head of the gots force of irgc, issues this letter in this context we could see that he he's a official military person and as we know the military people they don't use the words only as ratorics, they mean what they say and they will do what they say, and this is the situation that his letter came out in this appropriate time, so he wants to say:

this message to the palestinian people that we are not just using words as words and we are not politicians, we are military people, and we will help you and support you in the underground. general qahani concludes his letter by reiterating support to the palestinian resistance on the religious and fraternal bases that units the entire axis of al-quts. your brothers in the axis of alqs and the resistance are united with you, and they will not allow the enemy to reach his dirty goal. in gaza and palestine. that's all for today. thank you for watching from the whole team. please do tune in same times next week and each week after. please send us your comments and topic requests. you can also follow us on facebook, instagram and twitter via at iran today show. till next time. take care.

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