TEHRAN- Hamas on Thursday affirmed the falsehood of a report published by Reuters that Tehran Times had already shed light on its fictitiousness.

On November 15, Reuters claimed, citing three informed sources in Iran, that Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of Iran, complained in a recent meeting with Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran that Hamas had not informed Iran about the "Al-Aqsa Storm" operation.

Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas leader, called the Reuters report “worthless lies instead of news” and described them as “pure lies and slander.”

“Everyone knows the nature of the relationship between the Hamas movement and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the position of the country in supporting the Palestinian cause and nation and its resistance, and especially the Hamas movement, and they know the view of Ayatollah Khamenei in supporting the Palestinian resistance,” Hamdan added.

Hamdan continued, “Therefore, due to the necessity and nature of the relationship between the two sides, it is impossible to believe such content.”

According to Reuters, Haniyeh was informed that Tehran would provide political backing to Hamas but would not “intervene directly” in the conflict because Tehran had not been informed in advance of the October 7 operation.

Based on the allegations leveled by Reuters, Haniyeh was also urged to “silence those voices” in Hamas asking for Iran and Hezbollah to join the battle against Israel “in full force.”

Additionally, Hamdan noted that there are two basic causes for the dissemination of such skewed news.

“First, the resistance in Gaza has been successful in putting pressure on the Zionist regime and everyone has realized the extent of the regime's crimes and its attacks on women, children and defenseless civilians. Second, it shows the effectiveness and efficiency of the resistance in targeting the enemy and its army and war machines.”

Hamdan stressed, “The publication of such news is also an attempt to destroy the image of resistance and the axis of resistance since the influence of the resistance in the region is definitely increasing, and this is causing great concern to the Israeli regime and its supporters, forcing them to use all means available to spread fake news.”

Given the positive meeting between Ayatollah Khamenei and Haniyeh, Hamdan stated that “he just wants to emphasize that it had occurred in continuation of the good and distinct relationship between Hamas and the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas political bureau chief, with Ayatollah Khamenei amidst the fierce war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.

The news of the meeting broke out on November 5.