Tehran, Iran——

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said during a visit to Iran on Tuesday that Israel was experiencing “unprecedented political isolation” a day after the United Nations Security Council called for a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

“Although this resolution comes late and there may be some gaps that need to be filled, the resolution itself shows that the Israeli occupation are experiencing unprecedented political isolation.” Abdullah An.

He added that Israel “is losing political cover and protection even in the Security Council” and that “the United States is unable to impose its will on the international community.”

Haniyeh said that after more than five months of war, the “Zionist entity” “has not succeeded in achieving any military or strategic objectives.”

Haniyeh and the Palestinian delegation also met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a statement on Khamenei’s website.

Iranian leader praises ‘Palestinian army’s unique resistance to crimes and atrocities of Zionist regime’ [Israel]with the full support of the West,” the statement said.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to support the Palestinian cause and the oppressed people of Gaza,” Khamenei said at the meeting.

It is the Hamas leader’s second visit to Tehran since the Iran-backed group launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7 that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians.

Haniyeh’s last visit was in early November, when he met with Khamenei and other officials.

Iran hailed the Oct. 7 attack as “successful” but denied any direct involvement.

Since then, Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen have launched a series of attacks against Israeli and Western targets.

Israel’s retaliatory actions against Hamas have killed more than 32,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Health Ministry of Hamas-controlled areas.

Haniyeh’s visit comes after the U.N. Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan, leading to a “durable” truce.

It also demands that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups release the hostages they took in the Oct. 7 attack.

Militants have seized about 250 hostages, of which Israel believes that about 130 are still being held in Gaza, and 33 of them are suspected to be dead.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani called Monday’s resolution a “positive but insufficient step.”

He called for “effective measures to implement the resolution and a complete and permanent cessation of attacks.”