The Iranian president said the government is even more determined in supporting Hamas following the killing of the Palestinian militant group’s leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran.
“Iran will not deviate one millimeter from its support for the Palestinian resistance against the Zionist regime (Israel), but will continue to intensify it,” said President Masoud Pezeshkian said senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, who worked closely with Haniyeh.
Pezeshkian described Haniyeh’s killing in a telephone conversation as a “terrorist act,” according to state news agency IRNA.
Iran and Hamas accuse Israel of killing Haniyeh in an airstrike early Wednesday as he visited Tehran. Israel has not yet officially responded to the claims.
