Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini says Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah group and the Palestinian militant Hamas are the most "noble and popular" groups.
He spoke to reporters Monday in Tehran.
In a speech in Egypt a day earlier, Bush called Hezbollah "the enemy of a free Lebanon and all nations."
He also accused Hamas of "attempting to undermine efforts at peace with acts of terror and violence."
Iran supports both Hezbollah and Hamas, which the U.S. considers terrorist groups.
Iran number-one terrorist-sponsor
Iran says Gerald Flurry of the Trumpet is" the number-one terrorist-sponsoring nation in the Middle East, and it has been that way since the 1970s. Iran gained control of the Gaza Strip in 2006, when its proxy Hamas violently took over. After that victory, Tehran began to focus more diligently on gaining control of Lebanon. That goal was achieved recently when Hezbollah overthrew the Lebanese government. Iran now controls Gaza and Lebanon"
Photo: Hezbollah leader sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ( R) and Khaled Meshaal , Hamas leader , who is based in Damascus, Syria
Tags: Gaza, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, source: The Canadian Press, Trumpet
