TEHRAN -- The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Saturday Iran will continue to provide unwavering support for the Palestinian resistance until the final annihilation of the occupying regime of Israel.
Addressing a ceremony in commemoration of his fallen comrades in Mashhad, Brigadier General Esmail Qa’ani said Iran will back the “strong heroic front” to the greatest extent possible, both verbally and in practice.
Young Palestinian fighters have at times carried out more than 30 retaliatory operations in a single day against the Zionist regime in the occupied West Bank, Qa’ani said, adding this is the fruit of the resistance front and global mobilization of Muslims.
He said the resistance front has grown into an extensive axis, which has connected different sources and points of resistance in the world together.
“This front has drawn together altruist, educated and erudite people who share many points in common,” he said. “The main commonality among them is their longing to defend Islam, the honor of Muslims. They defend themselves and others collectively.”
Brigadier General Qa’ani described the mass mobilization of Muslim resistance fighters as an ideal commanded by the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, and achieved by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Over the years, Iran has spared no efforts to support resistance movements and repeatedly called resistance the sole way to free Palestine from Israel’s decades-long occupation.
For their part, regional resistance forces have lauded Iran for its unwavering support for them.
On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian held separate phone conversations with Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, and Ziyad al-Nakhalah, the secretary-general of Islamic Jihad.

He told them the Zionists had displayed weakness and frustration in the face of resistance by the Palestinians.
Haniyeh, for his part, said resistance groups are “ready” and “coordinated” for confronting the Israeli attacks. He also praised the political stance of Iran in support of Palestine. “Resistance will determine the fate of this Zionist aggression and the Israeli regime has no other choice but to surrender,” Haniyeh said.
Nakhalah also said the Palestinians will continue to resist until the regime accepts the conditions put forward by the resistance.