This article covers Iran's diplomatic relations with the Palestinian territories, including Iran's ties to Hamas since it took power in Gaza. Through 2010 the opening described Hamas is a militant and political organization currently in power in the Gaza Strip. Today the opening discusses statements by Khamenei and Ahmadinejad on Palestine without characterizing Hamas at all, though militant survives once in the body. A reader arriving now learns what Iran's leaders have said about a Palestinian state and not what the opening itself once called the organization Iran backs in Gaza.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Bilateral relations The Islamic Republic of Iran officially recognises Palestine as a state. Ali Khamenei , the Supreme Leader of Iran, rejects a two-state solution and implies that Palestine is inseparable, while Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a free referendum for the entire Palestinian population, including Arab citizens of Israel , to determine the type of government in the future Palestinian State, while reiterating that establishment of a Palestinian State alongside Israel would "never mean an endorsement of the Israeli occupation". Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution , the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) held close ties with Iranian opposition groups. Following the revolution, Iran ended its alliance with Israel and started supporting the Palestinians, symbolized by turning over the Israeli embassy in Tehran to the Palestine Liberation Organization . In April 2022, Iranian state-run media Tasnim News Agency described Palestine by Ayatollah Khamenei as "An entire arena of resistance".1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Bilateral relations The Islamic Republic of Iran favours Palestinian national ambitions and officially endorses the replacement of Israel with a unitary Palestinian state . However, Iran has also stated its willingness to accept a two-state solution if the Palestinians find this acceptable. Iran does not recognize the state of Israel and instead regards it as Palestine under occupation. Iran suggests that all Israeli occupied territory is either given back to their respective countries (ex. Golan Heights back to Syria , and the " Israeli Security Zone " to Lebanon ) or is replaced with a Palestinian state. Iran also says that Jerusalem should be given to the Palestinians . Hamas is a militant and political organization currently in power in the Gaza Strip. Hamas does not recognize the State of Israel, and by its Covenant, is committed to the destruction of Israel by Jihad . Iran supplies political support and weapons to Hamas. Spurned Iran's Offer of Dialogue" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015 10 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Bilateral relations A street named Palestine in Iranian city of Nishapur The Islamic Republic of Iran officially endorses the creation of a Palestinian state , regarding Palestine as under occupation by the Zionist regime.Ayatollah Khamenei , the Supreme Leader of Iran, rejects a two state solution and stated that Palestine is inseparable, while Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a free referendum for the entire Palestinian population, including Arab citizens of Israel , to determine the type of government in the future Palestinian state, while reiterating that establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel would "never mean an endorsement of the Israeli occupation".Prior to the 1979 Iranian revolution , the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) held close ties with Iranian opposition groups.Following the revolution, Iran ended its alliance with Israel and started supporting the Palestinians, symbolized by turning over the Israeli embassy in Tehran to the Palestine Liberation Organization .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Palestine Bilateral relations A street named Palestine in Iranian city of Nishapur The Islamic Republic of Iran officially endorses the creation of a Palestinian state , regarding Palestine as a state. Ayatollah Khamenei , the Supreme Leader of Iran, rejects a two-state solution and implies that Palestine is inseparable, while Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a free referendum for the entire Palestinian population, including Arab citizens of Israel , to determine the type of government in the future Palestinian state, while reiterating that establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel would "never mean an endorsement of the Israeli occupation". Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution , the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) held close ties with Iranian opposition groups. Following the revolution, Iran ended its alliance with Israel and started supporting the Palestinians, symbolized by turning over the Israeli embassy in Tehran to the Palestine Liberation Organization .
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Bilateral relations The Islamic Republic of Iran officially recognises Palestine as a state. Ali Khamenei , the Supreme Leader of Iran, rejects a two-state solution and implies that Palestine is inseparable, while Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for a free referendum for the entire Palestinian population, including Arab citizens of Israel , to determine the type of government in the future Palestinian State, while reiterating that establishment of a Palestinian State alongside Israel would "never mean an endorsement of the Israeli occupation". Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution , the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) held close ties with Iranian opposition groups. Following the revolution, Iran ended its alliance with Israel and started supporting the Palestinians, symbolized by turning over the Israeli embassy in Tehran to the Palestine Liberation Organization .
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