Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei stressed on Tuesday that Tehran “will not hesitate in supporting the Palestinian cause and the oppressed people of Gaza.”
Meeting with Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, he also praised the “exemplary perseverance of the forces of the Palestinian resistance and the people of Gaza.”
“The historic struggle of the people of Gaza against the crimes and barbarism of the Zionist entity - that are taking place with the full support of the West – is a great phenomenon that is a source of pride for Islam,” he added according to the IRNA news agency.
“The struggle has transformed the Palestinian cause into the top issue in the world in spite of the enemy,” he continued.
Moreover, Khamenei declared that Iran “will not hesitate in supporting the Palestinian cause and oppressed people of Gaza.”
For his part, Haniyeh expressed his gratitude for Iran’s popular and official support to the Palestinian cause, especially the people of Gaza.
He briefed Khamenei on the political and field developments of the war. “The exemplary struggle and resistance of the people of Gaza and the forces of the resistance in the past six months have prevented the Zionist enemy from achieving any of its strategic goals in the Gaza war,” he stressed.
He said Hamas’ Al-Aqsa Flood Operation “shattered the image of the invincible Zionist entity. Over the past six months, the enemy has incurred massive losses and thousands of its soldiers have been killed.”
Haniyeh had arrived in Tehran at the head of a senior delegation of Hamas officials to hold a series of talks with the Iranian leadership over the political and field developments related to the war in Gaza.
Haniyeh described the conflict in Gaza as a world war, accusing the American administration of being “a main partner in the Zionist crimes because it is giving direct military orders to the Zionist entity.”
“Despite the barbaric practices, crimes and genocide being committed in Gaza, the people and forces of the resistance will persevere and they will not allow the Zionist enemy to achieve an ounce of its goals,” he vowed.
Speaking at a press conference after meeting with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, he stressed that Israel has failed in achieving any of its military and strategic goals.
It has lost international support and “was now living in unprecedented political isolation. America is incapable of imposing its will on the international community,” he went on to say.
“We are witnessing a historic phase and standing at a fateful turn in the historic conflict with the Zionist entity,” he added, noting that the recent United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire “is an indication of the Israeli occupation’s unprecedented isolation.”