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August 14, 2017       Share:    

Source: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/08/iran-hamas-relations-rouhani-inauguration-soleimani-visit.html

Hamas, Iran Plot Closer Path Forward

(Al-Monitor) Ali Hashem - A delegation headed by Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Rishq took part in Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's inauguration ceremony on Aug. 5 in Tehran. The delegation also met with Quds Force commander Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Ayatollah Khamenei's foreign policy adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, and parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani. Among the delegation were senior Hamas commanders Zaher al-Jabarin and Saleh al-Arouri, both accused by Israel of being responsible for attacks inside the West Bank. An Iranian political source revealed that Iran's support for Hamas is now even beyond what it used to be prior to the Syrian crisis.

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