DAMASCUS Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin here on Tuesday lauded Iran's stance towards the causes of the Palestinian nation. Speaking at a press conference in Damascus, he said that the Iranian nation is more sympathetic with the ideals of Palestine than some of the Palestinians themselves. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Iran's president as well as other Iranian authorities defend the rights of the Palestinian people, besides being opposed to the existence of the Zionist regime and its schemes, he said.