Iran's supreme leader vowed on Monday that his country would not give up its stand on Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
"Supporting 'Palestine' is an ideological and religious matter," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a meeting with Gaza's terrorist Hamas rulers, according to Iranian television.
The Hamas delegation was headed by its deputy chief, Saleh al-Arouri. Al-Arouri's delegation also met with Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Khamenei.
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The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said al-Arouri's visit to Tehran followed a visit by senior Iranian parliamentary official Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to Lebanon last week.
Iran backs both Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah group. Iran and Hamas do not recognize Israel and have both called for its destruction.
Khamenei also denounced US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Middle East, calling it a dangerous conspiracy and urged followers not to allow it "to eliminate Palestinian identities by using money."
Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is returning to the Middle East at month's end to promote the administration's $50 billion economic support plan for the Palestinians.
The Palestinians have overwhelmingly rejected the plan, saying it ignores their political demands. The plan acknowledges its success depends on completing a long-elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
