Iran leader Khamenei meets top Hamas leaders in Tehran, state media says

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran, Iranian state media reported, according to Reuters.

It gave no details about the meeting and only posted photos of Khamenei meeting al-Hayya, Mohammed Darwish, head of Hamas’ leadership council, and top Hamas official Nizar Awadallah.

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