From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 8, 2016
Iran: We support Hamas, as always
Speaking days after a Hamas terror movement leader was heard saying they had not received any aid from Iran in years, Tehran’s foreign ministry rebuffs the claims, saying it continues to support the Palestinian group.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi-Ansari singles out Hamas in detailing that supporting “Palestinian resistance movements” is part of Iran’s foreign policy, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.
He calls the Palestinian issue “pivotal and basic” for Muslims, according to the agency.
In a leaked phone call published by London-based daily A-Sharq al-Awsat late last month, Hamas political chief Moussa Abu Marzouk is heard saying of the Iranians that “we haven’t gotten anything from them since 2009, and everything [the Iranians] are saying is a lie.”
The Times of Israel Community.