(Middle East Quarterly) Jonathan Schanzer - Since the late 1980s, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been plying the Hamas terrorist group with cash and weapons while also teaching it how to be self-sufficient. With hundreds of millions of dollars from Tehran pouring into its coffers, Hamas has evolved into the foremost Palestinian terror organization, capable of hitting Israel's main population centers and strategic infrastructure. As of March 2022, according to a senior Israeli intelligence official, Hamas received $80 million annually from Iran. Hamas engineers are also studying precision guided munition technology in Iran to learn how to target Israel more accurately in future wars. The writer is senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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