the israeli war in gaza still rages on. the regime is committing war crimes with impunity before the eyes of the world. in just one case on october 17th, israel targeted al-ahli hospital in gaza that killed more than 500 palestinins, many of whom were taking refuge from relentless bombings. the heart-renching incident triggered global outrage.

in iran many took to the streets to show their solidarity with the palestinians. in fact, iran is among the handful of countries in the world where in both the state and the nation support the palestinian cause, despite all the difficulties on the way. but the question is, why has the islamic republic of iran suwed unwavoringly pro-palestinian policies for more than four decades. what is the rational behind iran's attitude towards palestine and how does iran view the palestinian question? these and more on this episode of iran today.

we visited the palestine exhibition located in the national museum of the islamic revolution and the holy defense, a remarkable display portraying the history of the palestinian movement, right from the beginning until quite recent developments. as you walk along the exhibition, you... can learn more about the horrific events leading to the israeli occupation of palestine, key resistance figures and the never-ending israeli atrocities. to know more, we went to the society for the defense of the palestinian nation, and visited its political deputy dr. hossain ruvaron. he is also a university professor at tehran faculty of world studies. we asked him what the palestinian cause. to as the palestinian goes

is completely in accordance with international law, every community has the right to self-determination, according to the un charter. palestine has been userped for 75 years in israel and its western supporters have deprived the palestinians of their right to self-determination. it is interesting that the westerns support this in their political stance, raised the issue of two-state solution, the point is that they agree that the israeli regime should withdraw from the of west bank, the ghaza streep and eastel goods, but israel does not do this. the palestinian cose is to create a state for the palestinian community and to recognize their right as a community that can have a estate for themselves. there is no doubt that palestine holds lofty status in the muslim world, given that its land contains muslim's first qible

or direction of, the holy mosk of al-aqsa, and that it has been occupied by the israeli regime. for iran, palestine represents the oppressed of the world. even before the victory of the islamic revolution, the founder of the islamic republic, imam komaini lent a special significance to the palestinian question in his speaches. in a statement in december 1978, the grand ayatullah said, we have. have always spoken of israel and the fact that it is userper. our intention has always been to stand by our palestinian brothers and whenever we gain power, we will join them in defending their rights, like brothers standing as equals in the same line of battle as them. baitul muqaddas must be returned to the muslims. the israelis are usurpers. dr. ruy varon said, as a muslim country, the islamic republic cannot be indifferent to the plaids of other muslims, no matter where the... no, it

of cannot, because we have two kinds of brothers, i mean metaphorically, one national brothers and two religious brothers, and we cannot be indifferent to our religious brothers in palestine, lebanon, syria, iraq, kashmir, bosnia, wherever. if they are oppressed, we have to help them out. what iran is doing in a support of the palestinian nation, is an accepted norm in the international arena.

درباره چه مسئله ای اندیشید پیغمبر اکرم داستانی که دل حسین بن علی رو خون دارد این قضیه است حسین بن علی بود می گفت آقا اگر میخوای تو از من عزاداری بکنی برای من سینه بزنی برای من زنجیر بزنی شعار امروز تو باید فلسطین. in other words, support for palestine and opposition to imperialism and israel became unifying principles that guided opposition to the shah's pro-western regime. we visited q marahh in his office. as senior political analyst cuumars yazdan panah believes if arab states were as steadfast as iran. look, what the islamic republic is doing is in a sense a religious duty that muslim nations must perform as regard to their religious brothers and therefore no

extremism can be seen in this regard. iran has tried maintain its core principles, not to fluctuate like some arab states, because iran thinks that its principles in relation to palestine are. correct policies, well, if other muslim countries had behaved like iran in the case of palestine and reached a consensus, maybe the political geography of palestine would have been formed by now, and there would be no more killing, intimidation, or oppression towards the palestinian people. the 1979 islamic revolution dramatically transformed iran's foreign policy behavior. this transformation included a change of official attitude toward palestine from antagonism to cordial relations. this iranian palestinian relationship is regarded as a vital part of the political puzzle in west asia, but for tehran, it's simply beyond politics. shortly after the victory of the

islamic revolution in 1979, iran designated itself as an islamic republic to represent a new. identity at the regional and global levels. as an islamic republic, iran found its own duty to shoulder some responsibility for advocating the islamic agenda, promoting the idea of islamic unity and lending support to fellow muslims across the world, especially the oppressed, those who need protection. as imam komaini stated, we support the oppressed, we support whoever is oppressed, wherever they may be, and the palestinians are oppressed, the israelis. oppress them, for this reason we support them. calls to support the palestinians were received warmly by the iranians due to their sense of islamic solidarity, their shared history of battling against imperialism as well as their common religious values. this

is sayid amir musavi, a former iranian diplomat and the director of the center for strategic studies and international relations. he told us that the palestine issue. two faceted issue, on the one hand, it's a humanitarian issue, it's about a country under occupation, on the other hand, it's about the presence of the zionists in the heart of both the arab and muslim world. since they occupied palestine, they have veged many wars against muslim countries. they have tried to make themselves superior to arab and muslim countries. they got permission from countries such as the uk, the u.s. and france to become a nuclear country, and now they possess at least dozens of nuclear warheads. they are doing mischief, they are oppressing the palestinian people, they are killing them and violating their rights, at the same time they are after harming neighboring countries. after the 1979

revolution, one of the first moves was to institutionalize anti-zinus and pro-palestinian discourse by replacing the israeli. mission in tehran with a palestinian embassy. tehran undertook the process of islamizing the palestinian cause by declaring the last day of every ramadan as the quds day and calling on muslims around the world to exhibit solidarity. imam khomaini reiterated that iran as a muslim country had an obligation to protect other muslim nations around the world, particularly the people of palestine against the israeli regime. it's widely believed that almost all sanctions and international pressure on the islamic republic of iran stem from tehran's unflinching support for the palestinian cause and consequently its. towards the israeli regime, but why has iran decided to take this somewhat self-sacrificing policy towards

palestine? there is a consensus among politicians of all stripes inside iran that the country's support of palestine cannot be compromised due to its importance to the islamic world and its synonimity with the identity of the islamic revolution. mr. ruivaran agreed that iran is paying a high price for not recognizing the israeli regime as a legitimate state, but he added something thought provoking. there is no denying that part of the sanctions that have been imposed on iran are due to iran's stance towards israel, basically opposing israel and defending the palestinian nation, how is iran self sacrifice in defending the palestinian people justifyable? ایران الان متحمل هزینه بسیار سنگینی. the west sends to iran, they

say if iran just recognizes israel, the west's behavior towards iran will change favorably, foreign investments will be made in iran and economic development will happen in the country, but you know the political system in iran is an independent system and is not willing to be dominated, the issue of defending the palestinian. once said that the price we pay for standing up to the west is less than surrendering to the west which we see in some states in the region 2428 as major country or as it is sometimes dubbed the um of the islamic world iran has inevitably focused its attention on the most vital challenge facing the muslim world. question of palestine and the flight of the palestinians. moreover, pro-palestinian

sentiments sit well with anti-imperialism as two core principles for the islamic republic of iran. mr. yazdon said that other muslim countries should seriously join iran in supporting the palestinian cause if they really want to see the end of the flight of the palestinian nation. when there is no collective will. we cannot expect a miracle from the supporters of palestine like iran. on the contrary, unfair pressure will be exerteted towards these porters, including iran. as you know, iran has been under pressure from the international community for supporting resistance groups in the occupied territories, and this pressure may continue and even intensify in the future. therefore, what is certain is that until the muslim countries in the organization of islamic cooperation, do not reach a strategic solution, no big changes will happen in favor

the palestinians. in other words, just some protests and warnings will not have favorable impact on the fate of palestine and the palestinians.

there's plenty more right after a quick glance at some news exerps. welcome to the news section of the program where we take a look at some news excepts from different news websites. iran's raisi calls for m2 israeli attacks on gaza closure of israeli embassies. andalu agency reports, president ibrahim raisi, speaking to the crowd in central toron engalab square, condemned israeli bombardment the densely populated gather strip, particularly hospital. bomming. the president also called on muslim countries to close down the israeli embassies in response to attacks on palestinian civilians, including the bombing of alahli arab hospital. iran vehemently denies having sent arms to palestinian resistance groups. iran front page quotes from brigadier general muhammad jafar asadi, top commander of iran's islamic

revolution guard core. the israelis claim they have the most powerful intelligence service, then how is it possible for? iran to send arms together without them, israel finding out. saudi crown prince and iranian president discuss conflict. the wall street journal writes, saudi arabia's crown prince muhammad bin salman and iranian president ibrahim raisi discussed the conflict in israel and gaza a phone call, marking the first such call since the two countries restored diplomatic ties in march. ayatollah says, no one can stop resistance forces if israel's... crimes continue, the business standard writes, iran's leader ayatollah khamenei said on tuesday that no one will be able to stop muslims around the world and resistance forces if israel's crimes in gaza continue, iranian state tv reported. iran's leader has also called for israeli officials to be held accountable for their actions against palestinians while calling for the

israeli bowming of gaza to seas. artists called for increased support for palestine. on social media. a group of artists in iran have called for increased support of the oppressed people of palestine on social media platforms amit the ongoing attacks by the israeli regime against the palestinians in the gaza strip. this brings us to the end of the news section. stay tuned as we go back to the main narrative. after the victory of the islamic revolution, iran embedded in its constitution islamic. principles and values, stemming from the holy quran, the prophet muhammad's way of life, that is sunnah, and narrated traditions, that is ahadis, these principles and values served as the basis of the islamic republic's constitution. the constitution emphasizes the necessity of supporting the rights of all muslims and directing iran's foreign policy towards

promoting friendship among muslim countries. the holy quran contains a number of verses that clearly recommend muslims to unite and act in harmony to support their fellow muslims and to protect the oppressed. to that end, imam khomaini's vision of mostazafin versus mustakbirin, that is the oppressed versus the oppressors, created a central structure for iran's foreign policy after 1979. the culture of resistance which... has come to define the islamic republic of iran and its absolute commitment to palestine is central to the country's constitution. it asserts that iran considers the attainment of independence, freedom, and role of justice and truth to be the right of all people of the world. uh, now let's discuss uh supporting the palestinian cause from the legal standpoint. uh, does the iranian

constitution mention anything regarding this matter? the situation of muslim brothers, islamic communities and the oppressed, and the country is acting accordingly. in iran, we speak completely honestly about these issues, while other countries may support others, but under different names, america as one of the biggest powers in the world, is present in various regions and has military bases. here and there just to interfere in different regions, but the us says, for example, its presence in the region is due to its alliance with this or that country. in short, we act based a religious point of view, and they act based on the hegemonic point of view. according to the iranian constitution, article 154, the islamic

republic of iran has its ideal human felicity throughout human society. and considers the attainment of independence, freedom, and rule of justice and truth to be the right of all people of the world. accordingly, while scrupulously refraining from all forms of interference in the internal affairs of other nations, it supports the just struggles of the freedom fighters against the oppressors in every corner of the globe. more than four decades of whole-hearted support has made the islamic republic the undisputed champion of the past. palestinian cause. in contrast to some arab countries who have signed peace deals with the israeli regime or have coseed up to it, tehran has never compromised this core principle of helping the helpless. mr. yazdon told us that the majority of the muslim world is suffering from kind of paradox over the issue of palesستان. due to

the lack of agreement and understanding over the palestinian issue. some states unexpectedly tilted towards the israele regime. some others just issue statements and warnings about the disasterus. situation of muslims in palestine and gazas trip. they do nothing more, nothing meaningful or effective. the islamic republic, some other muslim countries such as syria, lebanon, as well as palestinian resistance movements are almost the only players that seriously care about the issue. last but not least, the islamic republic science support for sunni arab palestine is a clear convincing proof against baseless allegations. that tehran is pursuing only the allegedly shia persian interests. more than four decades of support and self sacrifice for the sake of the palestinian cause for a country that has been

under the harshes of sanctions, clear up any doubts as to iran's intentions. palestine is sacrosanged in iran and the country is prepared to pay for the palestinian cause, no matter how much the cost might be. to mr. musavi, iran is doing what. iran has aligned itself with the nations of the world, currently we see that the governments in the united states, europe and some arab countries are supporting the israeli regime, but almost all the nations across the world are against the regime and protest against its atrocities, this means that the islamic republic stands by the nations of the world as the palestine. issue is issue of great importance in the world. that's all for today. thank you for watching from the whole team. we hope you enjoyed this program and founded valuable and informative. please do

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حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل. the bratin operation for all of its importance in terms of its targeting was part of a campaign. we believe that the only way to get the brits to the negotiating table was for a sustained campaign, not one operation, no matter how significant could achieve that. it was about uh get long term, attack in england, and uh, i think of... eventually we did that after lot of stops and starts and i wasn't part of that, i was in jail by that stage, we'd have operated in england withdrew because of logistics involved and then come

back to it. wasn't a plan, the sort of pressure that was going to be needed, it took us a long time, a long time for the movement to gin what was needed, and eventually you did.

press tv headlines un says humanitarian situation in the blockaded gazas trip is teetering on the verge of catastrophe as the death toll from israeli strikes approaching 6,000. hamos stages a massive rocket attack targeting tel aviv and several other israeli cities and retaliation for the regime's bombardment to the besieg gazo strip. and iran strongly denounces israel for killing journalists in the gazo strip. 19 have been killed in recent israely attacks on the besieged territory.