TEHRAN -- Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to the Palestinian cause, saying Tehran will continue to support the oppressed Palestinian nation against the expansionist policies of the “apartheid” Zionist regime.
In a meeting with Secretary General of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement Ziad al-Nakhala here, Amir-Abdollahian called for unity and cohesion among the Islamic countries in the face of the Zionist acts of aggression against Palestinians.
He touched on the failures of the occupying regime of Israel and the U.S. vis-à-vis the Palestinian resistance, expressing hope that the enemies would further weaken through increased harmony and unity among the Islamic countries.
For his part, Nakhala appreciated Iran’s support for the Palestinian resistance and lauded the country’s constructive role in the regional developments and its active diplomacy toward other countries.
Iran’s achievements belong to the entire Muslim community in fact, he said.
Nakhala also regretted certain efforts in the region to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic and play down the real threat the Zionist regime poses to the Muslim community, Palestinians in particular.
Late in 2020, four Arab countries – the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco – inked normalization deals with the Israeli regime. The deals, also called the Abraham Accords, were arbitrated by former U.S. president Donald Trump.
The Islamic Jihad leader said the endeavors and stances of the Islamic Republic in confronting the world’s hegemonic powers and supporting the oppressed nations against the occupiers and foreign powers herald strength for the resistant nation of Palestine and weakness for the enemies of the Muslim world.
He underlined the need for further unity between Palestinian groups, saying resistance is the only way to push out the occupiers from Palestine.