Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders meet with Ayatollah Khamenei during Iran visit

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30 July 2024, 1:07 pm

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Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him (R) meeting with leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement Ismail Haniyeh (C) and the Islamic Jihad group Ziad Nakhaleh in Tehran on July 30, 2024. (KHAMENEI.IR/AFP)

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh and Palestinian Islamic Jihad secretary general Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh meet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian news agency IRNA reports.

The two terror leaders are in the Islamic Republic with their respective delegations for the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, which will be held this afternoon.

In a statement, Hamas announces that Haniyeh also held talks with Pezeshkian this morning, briefed him on the latest developments in Gaza, and thanked him for the Islamic Republic’s support.

The newly elected president also sat down with Nakhaleh yesterday and pledged his support for the “Palestinian resistance” and Iran’s efforts to achieve unity among Islamic countries against Israel, according to Palestinian media reports.