Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the restoration of Palestinians’ rights should be the top issue to be addressed by the Middle Eastern and Muslim countries.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned a recent Israeli bill to legalize some 4,000 settler units in the occupied West Bank, saying the Tel Aviv regime’s settlements are a “mass and blatant violation” of international law.
In reaction to a recent meeting between the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the leader of anti-Iran terrorist group MKO, an advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister said the PA President is a CIA agent, and his meeting with Maryam Rajavi was not a surprise.
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.
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.
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.