Hamas Leader Meets Iranian Official in Qatar

(Ha'aretz) Jack Khoury - Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian last Thursday in Doha, Qatar, where Mashaal has been living since 2012. Hamas is extremely keen to improve relations with Iran following last year's collapse of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Mashaal praised Iranian support for the "axis of resistance."