Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Thursday felicitated Hamas, the Islamic resistance movement, n its landslide victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections.
The Palestinian people faithfully chose the option of resistance and are to fully support it, he said.
He expressed the hope that the results of current parliamentary elections would lead to further consolidation of unity among the Palestinian people and help them vindicate their rights.
Palestinian people's massive turnout in parliamentary elections indicates the firm determination of Palestinians to continue struggles and resistance against Zionist occupiers, he said adding that an atmosphere of joy and hope has prevailed in whole occupied territories.
The Islamic Republic of Iran congratulates the great Palestinian people, Hamas movement, all Palestinians combatants and the great Islamic Ummah on this occasion and hopes that the powerful presence of Hamas on the political scene of Palestine would bring significant achievements for the Palestinian nation, Asefi said.
He however termed the US reaction (to the results of election in Palestine) as predictable and said the US administration only welcomes those elections which safeguard its interest.
The supporters of the Zionist regime must correctly analyze regional developments and open their eyes to undeniable realities in the Middle East, he said.
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