Speaker's Aide: Resistance to Liberate Quds Soon

TEHRAN (FNA)- An aide to the Iranian parliament speaker said al-Quds city and al-Aqsa Mosque will be liberated soon through resistance.

Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Advisor for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian referred to the concurrence of this year’s International Quds Day with the anniversary of the liberation of the Iranian city of Khorramshahr from Baath forces, tweeted, “Khorramshahr was liberated through resistance and Divine assistance.”

“Al-Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque will also be liberated soon through resistance and God Almighty’s promise,” Amir Abdollahian added.

In relevant remarks on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in an Arabic message described the International Quds Day as marking the last phase of the Israeli regime's occupation and settlement in Palestine.

"Quds Day is the day for the revival of the Palestinian rights, and end of occupation and settlements," Zarif wrote on his Twitter account.

"Israel is the largest human rights violator, the only holder of nuclear weapons in the region and the most serious chronic threat to international peace and security," he added.

The top Iranian diplomat pointed out that the conspiracy of the racist Deal of the Century proved that Washington is a partner to the aggressors and there is no hope for it.

"The referendum is the only solution," Zarif reiterated.

The International Quds Day is an annual event opposing Israel's occupation of Beitul-Muqaddas. Anti-Zionist rallies and demonstrations are held on the last Friday of Ramadan in Muslim and Arab countries around the world, specially in Iran, as well as a large number of non-Muslim states.

The International Quds Day was started by the late Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in 1979 as a way of expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and underscoring importance of the holy Quds to Muslims.

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran, the International Quds Day will be commemorated differently without holding gatherings and rallies.