TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Emphasizing that the Zionist regime will be punished soon, the Iranian president added Thursday that "we support the Islamic resistance groups for the liberation of Palestine and we consider this a duty."

President Masoud Pezeshkian made the remarks while delivering a speech at the 19th edition of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit in Doha on Thursday.

"Cultural and tourism commonalities can be a common ground among the people of the member countries of this organization, so we hope to witness the strengthening of cultural and tourism relations between the member countries, said the Iranian president.

"Violators of human rights should know that resistance is a fruitful tree that cannot be destroyed and that the Zionist regime will be punished soon," Pezeshkian said elsewhere.

He added that, "We support the Islamic Resistance groups for the liberation of Palestine, and we consider this a responsibility for ourselves in defense of Palestine."

"We support resistance groups to liberate Palestine; This is a religious and essential duty for us and we will support it until the end," the president added.

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