The US intelligence community is searching for evidence to determine whether Iran played a direct role in the recent Hamas attack on Israel. While the US believes that Iran has been complicit in supporting Hamas for years, they currently lack direct evidence linking Tehran to the planning and execution of the assault. Privately, multiple intelligence and military officials admit that no direct evidence has been found indicating Iranian involvement. Israeli intelligence is also examining previous evidence and suspects that Iran had some knowledge of the attack due to their close coordination with Hamas.
Both US and Israeli intelligence had no prior warning of the attack, which has surprised officials considering the scale of the assault. The Biden administration is proceeding cautiously as they wait for more intelligence.
