Mujahedeen: Assault on Iran proves US, Israel main source of terrorism
The Palestinian Mujahedeen Movement stated that the brutal US aggression against Iran, carried out on Sunday, confirms that the United States and the Zionist entity are the main source of terrorism and evil in the world and the real threat to the peace and stability of humanity.
In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the movement strongly condemned the brutal US aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, considering it a blatant violation of all international laws and a sinful assault on Iranian sovereignty.
It indicated that this brutal US aggression against Iran serves the agenda of the Nazi Zionist gang.
It emphasized that the United States and global Zionism will not succeed in breaking the will of resistance in the nation, and that the fate of the Zionist-American aggression against Iran and the people of the nation will be nothing but loss and defeat.
The Palestinian Mujahedeen Movement expressed its full solidarity with the brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran, both leadership and people, affirming its complete confidence in Iran's ability to repel the aggression and defend its land, capabilities, and interests.
It called on the peoples of the nation to unite, close ranks, and stand united in the face of the US-Zionist aggression that targets The nation's capabilities and centers of strength, stressing that "today is a day of unity, challenge, and resistance."
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