Resistance groups, regional nations to foil US 'deal of century' plot: Iran
A senior Iranian security official has lashed out at some Arab countries for their overt and covert support for US President Donald Trump's "deal of the century" plot against the Palestinians, saying resistance groups and vigilant nations in the region will prevent the implementation of such an "ominous" plan.
"The implementation of this plan will be a heavy blow to Palestine," Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said in a meeting with Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement, Ziad al-Nakhala, in Tehran on Sunday.
While little is known about Trump's plan, leaks have suggested that it regards Jerusalem al-Quds entirely as Israeli territory, whereas Palestinians view the eastern sector of the occupied city as the capital of their future state.
Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, and Jason Greenblatt, the US president's special adviser for international negotiations, are reportedly the main architects of the plan.
Back in July, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called Trump's "deal of the century" a "satanic" plan, saying it is a non-starter.
“The Americans have named their satanic policy on Palestine ‘the deal of the century’, but they should know that, by divine Grace, this ‘deal of the century’ will never materialize,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in November rejected the plan and decried what he called efforts to separate the West Bank from the Gaza Strip.
"The ‘deal of the century’ will not pass. Our national unity is the most precious thing we have, and it is our strongest weapon to face the plans for liquidation and conspiracies that are being waged against our national cause," Abbas said in a recorded speech aired on Palestine TV.
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Elsewhere in the meeting, Shamkhani said constant support for the Palestinian resistance's ideal is one of the fundamental principles of the Islamic Republic's foreign policy.
The SNSC secretary emphasized that Iran would continue its support for Palestine until the full victory of the resistance front.
He added that regional nations are making constant achievements in the fight against terrorist groups backed by the United States, the Israeli regime and Saudi Arabia in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
The resistance front is achieving more success in the face of the arrogant system, which would undoubtedly accelerate the realization of the Palestinian people's ideal.
In a Saturday meeting with the secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic will always stand by Palestinian people and support their cause.
Zarif also last week once again reiterated the Islamic Republic's principled policy to support Palestine, urging all countries in the Muslim world to boost their unity to defend the Palestinian cause.
"We hope that some Muslim countries that have pinned their hopes on the support of the Zionists and the US will return to the Muslim world and realize that the Zionists are not a trustworthy friend or partner for anybody," the Iranian foreign minister said in a meeting with a Palestinian parliamentary delegation led by senior Palestinian lawmaker, Mahmoud al-Zahar, in Tehran.
Iran, real supporter of Palestinian cause: Nakhala
Nakhala, for his part, said Iran is among the genuine supporters of the Palestinian cause, adding that the resistance front currently enjoys high capacity and capabilities to confront aggressors.
The Palestinian official also slammed the efforts made by some Arab and Western countries to shatter the anti-Israeli resistance.
“The people of Palestine will continue their honorable path [of resistance against Israel] more resolute than before until they gain full victory,” he said.
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