Hamas chief Meets Iranian Leaders

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting:

'Resistance along with unity and adherence to Islam's statutes is the sole way to ensure the Palestinian liberation and the future of the country's people', Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei told Khalid Mashal who leads the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas. READ MORE

Ayatollah Khamenei said that the Palestinian nation owes resistance and struggle against the usurper Zionist regime for its successful movement in recent years, particularly for the repelling of the regime from the occupied Gaza Strip.

He drew on the ongoing plight of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories and said that the experience of the past fifty years shows that no better conditions will be achieved by budging to the Zionist occupiers and sitting negotiation with them, instead pressures will further go up. He upheld resistance as the only option which will guarantee victory.

The leader noted that the enemies of the Palestinian nation are today embattled with a host of own political and economic problems, adding that, yesterday they retreated from Lebanon and today were forced to withdraw from Gaza and, God willing, the Palestinian nation and resistance groups will push them out of the Beit ul-Moqaddas tomorrow.

'Intifada proved that the Palestinian nation is mightier than the Zionist regime and America', Ayatollah Khamenei said, noting that America sees its defeat in the Middle East and is stepping backward unlike its superficial and shear bullying. He urged the Palestinian nation and resistance groups to get the point and vigilantly keep on their way of Jihad.

For his part, Khalid Mashal highly appreciated the Supreme Leader and the Iranian government for supporting the Palestinian nation and said that the positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran reflect sentiments of the Islamic and Arab nations. He said that all Muslims are taking honor in these courageous positions. He regretted that other Islamic governments do not dare adopt such positions.

He briefed the leader on the latest developments in the occupied lands and the Palestinian people's appalling conditions and stressed that despite all these pressures, the Palestinian people have grown more committed to continue resistance. He vowed that the Hamas movement will never spare its principle approach of resistance.

He added that the movement will contend to no less that the liberation of all occupied territories, the return of refugees and the exit of occupiers. He reaffirmed the idea of the IRI's late founder, Imam Khomeini who had once likened Israel to a cancerous tumor and vowed the movement will never accept it.

Ahmadinejad meets Hamas leader

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday conferred with the leader of Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, Khalid Mashal.

According to a report by presidential office, President Ahmadinejad during the meeting stressed that Palestine issue is related to the entire Islamic Ummah (nation).

He reiterated, "we are all obliged to heed our religious and divine responsibilities in offering services to the Palestinian movement."

He added, "Palestinian movement is not restricted to a particular geographic region."

The president noted out, "resistance is the secret for embracing victory and the main ideal of the Islamic world is the liberation of the entire land of Palestine, the repatriation of all Palestinian refugees to their motherland, and the establishment of a popular political system in Palestine."

Ahmadinejad emphasized, "prestige of Islam needs to be preserved and we should all keep in mind that it is God that grants victory."

The president meanwhile emphasized the need to preserve unity and asked for efforts made by all Palestinian resistance groups aimed at boosting solidarity and serving the Palestinian cause more effectively.

Khalid Mashal, too, said during the meeting, "the Palestinian nation, Hamas Movement and the Islamic world appreciate the stands adopted by the Islamic Republic of Iran against the usurper regime of Israel and are proud of those stands that are serving the interests of the Islamic nations and the Islamic world."

Hamas leader said, "US policies have proved to fail in dealing with regional problems, and most obviously in Iraq, and today the regional nations are witnesses to the emergence of a wave of objections and opposition against the US policies pursued in the regions, in Asia, and Europe."

Khalid Mashal added, "Hamas is committed to insistence on the need to restore the natural rights of the Palestinian nation and the liberation of the entire occupied lands, including the occupied holy Qods."

He said, "we do not recognize the legitimacy of Israel and are committed to continuation of resistance movement aimed at ending occupation and repatriation of all refugees."