TEHRAN – Iran’s president says the country’s leadership, nation, and government would not waver in their support for the steadfast and oppressed Palestinian people and the Axis of Resistance.

In a phone conversation with Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of the Hamas political bureau in Gaza, Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated Iran’s steadfast support for the resilient and oppressed Palestinian people. 

Al-Hayya, who had accompanied the late Ismail Haniyeh on his visit to Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of Iran’s 14th presidential term, received condolences for Haniyeh's martyrdom.

In the call, which took place on Wednesday evening, President Pezeshkian praised Haniyeh as a great and steadfast warrior. “Our dear brother, martyr Ismail Haniyeh, was an official guest of the President and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and this fact makes his martyrdom all the more painful for us,” he stated.

Pezeshkian emphasized that the Zionist regime has failed in all its criminal policies, describing these terrorist acts as signs of the regime's dead-end. 

During the conversation, Khalil al-Hayya expressed gratitude for President Pezeshkian’s condolences and his principled remarks on the Palestinian issue during the inauguration ceremony. 

He described the Islamic Republic of Iran as a true supporter of the Resistance Axis and a constant ally of the Palestinian people. 

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iran's newly-elected President Pezeshkian when he was martyred alongside his bodyguard. 

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has vowed harsh retaliation against Israel, framing the incident as an attack on Iran’s dignity and sovereignty.