At the invitation of the President, Mr. Rajaie-Khorassani (Islamic Republic of Iran) took the place reserved for him at the side of the Council chamber. 135. The PRESIDENT: I invite the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement. 136. Mr. RAJAIE-KHORASSANI (Islamic Renublic of Iran): I should like to thank you very much indeed, Sir, for allowing me to speak during the final moments of these meetings of the Security Council. I congratulate you on the manner in which you have presided over these meetings. I also congratulate and thank your predecessor for the valu- able services he offered to the Council last month. 137. In the Holy Koran, verses 39 and 40 of surah XXII, we read: “Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed able to give them victory; “Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah- For had it not been for Allah’s repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft men- tioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is strong, almighty.” 138. I am sure no one in the Council or in the audience can deny the significance or the appropriatene&af these verses with regard to the issue under consideration. The verses I just recited contain the divine mandate, the power- ful and most valid, and as a matter of fact the only valid permission for the Palestinian Moslems to tight against the Zionist occupiers and in defense of their God-given rights, In addition, in verse 190 of surah II of the Holy Koran, we 