Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Basem Naeem, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, to discuss the memorandum of understanding signed between Iran and the United States, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. The call, which also covered the situation in Palestine and the wider region, came days after Washington and Tehran concluded a framework agreement aimed at ending hostilities in the Middle East. The memorandum stipulates “an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” but makes no explicit reference to the Gaza Strip.

According to a transcript carried by Iranian television, Araghchi reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s “continued support for Palestinians and their just cause until their legitimate national rights are fully realised.” He stated that Iran’s negotiating team, acting on behalf of the country’s leadership, continues to raise the issue of ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, repeated ceasefire violations, and what it terms genocide in all international forums, as well as with mediators and the American side during current talks. Naeem, for his part, conveyed greetings from Hamas’s leadership to Iran’s leadership, congratulated Tehran on the memorandum, and praised Iran’s steadfast positions and resistance against what he described as US-Israeli aggression.

Hamas has publicly welcomed the US-Iran understanding and expressed hope that it will contribute to ending the violence in Gaza, which has been devastated by over two years of war with Israel. The movement’s political bureau member stressed the importance of continued Iranian support, particularly given what he called persistent Israeli violations despite a previously signed ceasefire in Sharm el-Sheikh. Viewed from Tehran, the Palestinian cause remains a cornerstone of foreign policy, a stance dating to the 1979 revolution, and the call signals an effort to coordinate messaging as the diplomatic track advances.

The memorandum’s focus on Lebanon reflects the immediate front where a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is, according to the United Nations, “largely holding” but punctuated by incidents. A UN spokesperson reported that peacekeepers observed Israeli machine-gun fire and tank rounds near Biyyada on Tuesday, as well as military drone activity apparently monitoring UNIFIL personnel. Meanwhile, Israeli sources cited by Reuters indicate that Israel and Lebanon, with US support, are discussing a pilot project for an Israeli military withdrawal from selected areas of southern Lebanon and a handover to the Lebanese Armed Forces, subject to training and verification by Washington. US Central Command has been tasked with establishing a military operations room to supervise the situation in the south.

The Iran-Hamas consultation occurs as Pakistan mediates the US-Iran talks, and as Israeli and Lebanese delegations work in Washington to define pilot zones and strengthen the ceasefire. The state of the dossier remains fluid: the framework accord has not yet produced a comprehensive settlement, and the exclusion of Gaza from its text leaves an area of contention that Tehran has signalled it intends to address through parallel diplomatic pressure. The next concrete steps are expected to include further technical negotiations on the Lebanon pilot and continued Iranian diplomatic activity in international forums.