TEHRAN- Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York released statements refuting allegations that connect the Hamas-led Al-Aqsa Storm Operation to the Islamic Republic. 

Recent statements from certain security officials and U.S. newspapers have accused Iran of being the orchestrator of the Al Aqsa Storm Operation that took place on October 7, 2023.

The mission emphasized that officials from Hamas, based in Doha, have publicly stated they were unaware of the operation beforehand, asserting that all planning, decision-making, and execution were carried out exclusively by Hamas’s military wing in Gaza. 

Any attempts to associate the operation with Iran or Hezbollah, either in part or in full, are baseless and stem from false documentation, according to the statement issued on Saturday.

The mission asserts that such claims lack credibility and are founded on fabricated documents.

The U.S. publication suggested that an examination of these documents indicated that Hamas had been planning the operation for an extended period and had engaged in discussions with Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah to enlist their support.

On Saturday, the Iranian Mission released another statement addressing the Washington Post's assertion regarding an alleged Israeli document that purportedly details a request from Hamas for $500 million from Iran. The newspaper indicated that it had not received any response from Tehran.

Iran’s mission dismissed the document cited by the Washington Post, labeling it as a fabrication by the Zionist regime.

The Iranian mission characterized Israel as a criminal, inhumane, and deceitful regime, asserting that it does not acknowledge its unfounded claims. 

The statement emphasized that the Zionists have a longstanding history of disseminating falsehoods, counterfeit documents, and engaging in psychological manipulation.

Following the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation, which was succeeded by what Iran describes as Israel's genocidal campaign against Gaza, the Iranian authorities have consistently stated that they had no prior awareness of the operation, asserting it was entirely a Palestinian initiative.

Palestinians and their resistance groups have described the operation as a culmination of decades of suffering endured in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.