Iran's foreign minister mourns Hamas leader Sinwar as 'martyr'

Iran’s foreign minister mourned Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, after the group confirmed his death on Friday.

“Yahya Sinwar did not fear death but sought martyrdom in Gaza. He bravely fought to the very end on the battlefield,” Seyed Abbas Araghchi said.

“His fate - beautifully pictured in his last image -  is not a deterrent but a source of inspiration for resistance fighters across the region, Palestinian and non-Palestinian,” he said, sharing a photo that purportedly showed Sinwar’s last minutes.

“We, and countless others around the world, salute his selfless struggle for liberation of the Palestinian people. Martyrs live forever, and the cause for liberation of Palestine from occupation is more alive than ever.”