Hamas welcomes Iran’s new supreme leader

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has congratulated Iran on the appointment of its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, expressing hope that he will prevail in the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel.

In a statement, Hamas congratulated its “brothers in Iran” and extended its wishes to the newly appointed leader, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media. 

"We wish him success in fulfilling the aspirations of the Iranian people to defeat the Israeli-American aggression and prevent the forces of arrogance from imposing their will on Iran," Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for Hamas, said in a statement.

In a separate statement, the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad also welcomed Khamenei’s selection and voiced solidarity, saying "all the free peoples of the world stand with you".

By Sabina Mammadli