TEHRAN – A special assistant to Iran’s parliament speaker has praised Hamas and the Islamic Jihad Movement for their leading role in their struggle against the occupation of Palestinian lands by Israel.

In a meeting with the representative of Hamas in Tehran on Tuesday, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Hamas and Islamic Jihad Movement are two pillars of resistance against the Zionist regime, Tasnim reported.

For his part, Khaled Qadoumi expressed gratitude to Iran for supporting Palestine and for its stances against the U.S. administration’s move to recognize Quds (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israel.

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