Iran 'proud' of support for Hezbollah, Hamas

Iran is proud of its support for Iraq, Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian Hamas movements, Iranian senior MP and former parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Friday in Qom.

He made the remark in a ceremony held to celebrate the anniversary of martyred Iraqi religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Baqer al-Hakim, IRNA reported.

"Iran is proud of its support for Jihadist approach of the great Hakim family in Iraq as well as the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement and Hamas Islamic movement; Tehran continues its support for Iraq as a brother country; the Iraqi people and political parties should protect their unity to become a more influential state in the region and the international community", Larijani said.

Former parliament speaker added that sectarian divide is the biggest problem of the Muslim world and this is why the Islamic Republic's late founder Imam Khomeini emphasized the need for Islamic unity and solidarity.

Larijani noted that "Iraq's democracy today is indebted to the role played by Hakim family; this family had a brilliant role in anti-Saddam efforts during the imposed war against Iran, in particular by the establishment of The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI).

Ayatollah Hakim also known as Shaheed al-Mehraab was one of the foremost Shi'a Muslim leaders in Iraq until his assassination in a bombing in Najaf.


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