The government of maniacal Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hailing Wednesday's election victory by the terrorist group Hamas, which won a majority of seats in the Palestinian parliament.
Foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi faxed a statement to journalists, saying: "The Islamic republic of Iran congratulates Hamas and all the Palestinian soldiers and the great Islamic people."
In quotes picked up by Al Jazeera, Asefi praised Palestinian voters for choosing "to continue the struggle and resistance against occupation."
The Arab News network noted that Iran is a vocal supporter of Hamas - as well as the Palestinian resistance group Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah.
In December, Iran and Hamas issued a statement declaring that they represent a "united front" against Israel. Two months earlier, Ahmadinejad urged that Israel be "wiped off the map."
During a visit to Iran on Dec. 15, Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal vowed to step up attacks against Israel if the Jewish state took military action against Iran over its nuclear weapons program.
"Just as Islamic Iran defends the rights of the Palestinians, we defend the rights of Islamic Iran. We are part of a united front against the enemies of Islam," Meshaal said.
"Each member of this front defends itself with its own means in its region," he explained. "We carry the battle in Palestine. If Israel launches an attack against Iran, we will expand the battlefield in Palestine."
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