Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised the stance of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Hassan Nasrallah for refraining from entering the war alongside Hamas, describing it as a "wise" position. Zarif stated, "Our support for the resistance does not include war beside them." This comes as Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian announced on Friday that Iranian authorities communicated through diplomatic channels to the United States their desire not to escalate the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.