SAEDNEWS: President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the Islamic Republic is committed to defending Iran and backing the Palestinians’ right to self-determination.
President Masoud Pezeshkian, while commemorating the memory of former Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, has emphasized that the Islamic Republic stands firm in defending Iran and supporting the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.
Referring to the anniversary of the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the president wrote in a post on his X account: “Last year, on the first day of my responsibility, our official guest, the freedom-seeking brother Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated by the Zionist regime. The war crimes of this regime in Gaza, Iran, and the region are a source of shame for humanity.”
He added, “We stand firm in defending Iran and supporting the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. We honor the memory of our martyred guest.”
Haniyeh was assassinated by the Israeli regime on July 31, 2024, while he was in Iran as an official guest to the inaugural ceremony of President Pezeshkian.
