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Iranian VP claims: We did not know about October 7

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif stated that Iran had no knowledge of Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, distancing the government from the incident.
Zarif claimed that the October 7 attack harmed Iran's interests and disrupted plans for a meeting regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on October 9.
Zarif reiterated that Iran has never pursued nuclear weapons, stating, 'Had we wanted to build a nuclear weapon, we could have done it a long time ago.'
The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also denied any connection to the attacks while praising Hamas, emphasizing the independent actions of regional allies.

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Iran distances itself from October 7th attacks, claims it was unaware of plans

Iranian vice president denies Tehran had foreknowledge of Hamas’ invasion of Israel, distancing itself from the attacks and suggesting they hurt Iran’s interests. By World Israel News Staff A top Iranian official on Wednesday denied that Tehran had foreknowledge of Hamas’ invasion of Israel on October 7th, 2023, and distanced his government from the attacks, suggesting they had negative repercussions for Iran. Iranian Vice President Mohammad Jav…

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Iranian VP claims: We did not know about October 7

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Iran says discussions with the US were hampered by the Oct, 7 attack and watches the “Trump 2” nuclear deal.

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Top Iran official says Tehran didn’t know about Oct. 7, doesn’t control ‘proxy groups’

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