Hamas didn’t really sound enthralled by the sound of the Franco-Egyptian proposal before the warning, but the latest message from Tehran once again shows who the wizard behind the curtain of Hamas really is: Iran.

Iran is exerting heavy pressure on Hamas not to accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, an Egyptian government official said on Sunday.

The official told The Jerusalem Post by phone that two senior Iranian officials who visited Damascus recently warned Hamas leaders against accepting the proposal.

His remarks came as Hamas representatives met in Cairo with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Gen. Omar Suleiman and his aides to discuss ways of ending the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

The Hamas representatives reiterated their opposition to a cease-fire that did not include the reopening of all the border crossings into the Gaza Strip, Hamas spokesmen said on Sunday.

Unless Israel is feeling suicidal, I don’t see it agreeing to a cease-fire that requires all border crossings to be reopened.

Anywho, Iran is threatening to cut off support and funding for the terrorist group if it does agree to a cessation of hostilities. The state sponsor of terror wants a fight with Israel, it just doesn’t want to get its own military officially involved. Just some more of that patented courage we’ve been hearing about.

Why a fight? One possible reason is that it distracts the IDF from stopping Tehran’s nuclear program. If the IAF is busy bombing targets in Gaza, it won’t likely divert to hit sites at Natanz. The offensive could keep Israel’s resources tied up for months or longer.