Iran-Palestine Relations

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reaffirmed the country’s commitment to backing Palestine in spite of the fact that sanctions have been the price it pays for that support.

Aftab-e Yazd, a reformist daily, has disputed Hamas’ new behavior and its ties with a country which does what it takes to harm Iran’s interests in the region.

The head of the Intifada and Holy Quds Central Office in Iran has said that Tehran will carry on supporting the oppressed and defying the oppressors and occupiers.

Afkham described the condition of thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails as gross violation of international humanitarian law.

All Muslims should fully tap into their potential and draw up a strategic and overarching plan in a bid to liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque, said Velayati.

The Tel Aviv regime, not the Palestinian resistance movement, is the illegitimate and terrorist regime said the deputy foreign minister.

The Supreme Leader described the issue of Palestine as a key issue in the world of Islam.

The top parliamentarian also condemned Israel's recent aerial assault that killed several members of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in Syria.

Iran has slammed the UN Security Council’s rejection of Palestine statehood proposal, saying it shows the only option for the Palestinian nation to reclaim their rights is to continue their resistance.

Iran has condemned the killing of senior Palestinian official Ziad Abu Ein by Israeli troops during a protest rally near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.

Iran’s UN ambassador in Vienna says that an end to discrimination and occupation of all Palestinian lands helps, among other things, assert the Palestinian right to self-determination.

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, has blasted Israeli closure of the al-Aqsa Mosque, urging regional nations not to remain silent.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Muslim people in Gaza will achieve victory against the Israeli regime, adding Tehran will always stand by all oppressed nations, including Palestinians, Iraqis and Syrians.