Chief Hamas terrorist Khaled Mashaal said Tuesday that the terrorist organization would never forego jihad against Israel, and thanked the Iran for its ongoing support of terror activities against Israel and Jews around the world.

Mashaal made the comments to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a visit to Tehran. Khamenei encouraged Hamas to continue murdering Israelis and Jews, saying a failure to do so would "disgrace" the terror group.