The United States on Thursday describes remarks by a Palestinian Hamas leader boasting of strong military ties with Iran as a “stunning admission” that showed Tehran was violating a UN ban on arms exports.
Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar, who heads the Palestinian terror movement in Gaza, tells reporters on Monday that Iran was the “biggest supporter” of Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
“The Iranian military support to Hamas and al-Qassam is strategic,” said Sinwar, adding that ties with Iran had “become fantastic and returned to its former era.”
In a statement, the US mission to the United Nations recalls that Iran is barred from exporting weapons under a key UN resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
“Once again, Iran is showing its true colors,” says US Ambassador Nikki Haley.
Iran must abide by UN resolutions or decide “whether it wants to be the leader of a jihadist terrorist movement,” she adds.
“It’s long past time for the international community to hold Iran to the same standard that all countries who actually value peace and security are held to.”
— Agencies
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley testifies during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill onJune 28, 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)
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