Iran's Top Security Official:

Resistance Groups to Foil 'Deal of Century' Plot

TEHRAN (defapress)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani described US President Donald Trump's 'Deal of Century' as a plot against the Palestinian nation and the region, and vowed that the plan will be thwarted by the resistance front and regional nations.

News ID: 74659

Date: 30 December 2018 - 14:11

"Implementation of this plot (Deal of Century) is a big blow to Palestine, and resistance groups and vigilant regional nations will prevent materialization of this ominous intention," Shamkhani said in a meeting with Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance group Ziyad Rashid al-Nakhalah in Tehran on Sunday.

He also referred to the continued successes of popular forces in the fight against the terrorist groups which are supported by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, and said today the resistance front is more successful than any other time against the hegemonic powers.

"This trend will no doubt speed up materialization of the Palestinian people's cause," Shamkhani said.

In relevant remarks last Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif asked all Islamic states to bury their hatchets and grow united in supporting the Palestinian people against the US and Israel.

"Despite some differences, the Islamic world should come together around the pivot of support for Palestine to prevent a mistreatment of the issue," Zarif said in a meeting with senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar in Tehran.

"Support for Palestine is one of the principled policies of the Islamic Republic and we hope that some Islamic governments which are delighted with the Zionists and US support turn around and come to realize that the Zionists are not a reliable friend and partner for anyone," he added.

Zarif expressed displeasure in some Muslim states' confrontational approach towards resistance, noting that such an attitude lays pressure on all Muslim states and streams.

Message end/