According to the Public Relations Department of the Iran's Parliament, Ali Larijani met and talked with a gathering of Palestinian groups.
Larijani deemed the issue of Palestine as one of the most important issues in the Islamic Republic of Iran confirming “backing Palestinians marks a religious obligation for the Iranian nation.”
Parliament speaker went on to add that “currently, the situation in the region has become extremely tough as we observe the emergence of crises particularly terrorism which has provided proper grounds for the measures pursued by the Zionist regime.”
He urged the unity of Islamic states for supporting Palestine asserting “the issue of safeguarding Palestine remains as a focal point in Iran upon which all political parties have consensus while the Leader of Islamic Revolution also holds a strong and clear opinion towards the Palestinian nation.”
