Thank you for the great comments, Edward. Interesting point about what the implications of a US-Iranian alliance would be. It seems our politicians and diplomats are not up to the task. To your point about Palestinian views of Hamas you might be interested in this story about the well-known journalist from Gaza Motaz Azaiza who has come under fire for perceived criticism of Hamas https://www.newarab.com/news/gaza-motaz-azaiza-anti-war-comments-divide-palestinians.

Tareq Baconi is an authority on this topic and he has been interviewed in many places https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=26309