Iran Press/ Iran news: "When some people tried to distort Islamic Revolution and represent it as Shia revolution, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini strongly denounced the idea and emphasized that, the revolution is an Islamic revolution, and is for rest of the Islamic world," Ayatollah Abbas-Ali Soleymani, the representative of leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the province of Sistan and Bolouchestan and the Friday prayer leader of Zahedan said in an exclusive interview with Iran Press in 32nd International Islamic Unity Conference opened in Tehran.
Ayatollah Abbas-Ali Soleymani noted: "Practically, this agenda followed through and from the very beginning of establishment of Islamic Republic of Iran, we defended Palestine cause; closed embassy of Israel and set up Palestine embassy in Tehran and the act was for this aim."
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Citing rocket attack from Palestinian territories to different areas in Israel and launching hundreds of rockets to Israel, he continued: "Iran made no secret of supporting Palestinian resistance and world knows it very well that, continuation of resistance against Israel aggression in Palestine is rooted in Iran's support. Ayatollah Khamenei, leader of Islamic revolution also made it crystal clear that where ever there is fight against global arrogance, we are there to help"
Soleymani added: "Our support of Palestine is not covert and behind the scenes, it is an evident and clear support, and about the continuation of resistance against heavy aggression of Israel, we know that no other country make any attempt to support Palestinian people economically, let alone the military, political and propaganda support.
He stressed: "Islamic republic has shown that support of Palestinian people is beyond ethnic and religious issues, it is the support of oppressed people and the support of Islam, it is the support of first Giblah of Islamic world and Quds."
The 32nd International Islamic Unity Conference opened in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Saturday morning with high-ranking officials from Muslim countries as well as Shiite and Sunni scholars in attendance.
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