Al-Quds Neither America’s To Give Away nor “Israel’s” To Take: Zarif

By Staff, Agencies

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the occupied holy city of al-Quds belongs to Palestine and the Palestinian nation, stressing that neither the United States nor the ‘Israeli’ regime can make decisions about it.

“Al-Quds is neither America's to give away nor ‘Israel's’ to take. And NOT for brutal accomplices to try to buy. Quds belongs to Palestine & Palestinians: history shows that whomever ignores this is condemned to ignominious failure,” Zarif said in a post published on his official Twitter account on Wednesday.

He also reaffirmed Tehran’s full support for the Palestinian cause, calling for mass participation in International al-Quds Day rallies on Friday.

The International al-Quds Day is a legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, who designated the day in solidarity with the Palestinians.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the International al-Quds Day has been held worldwide on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.