Hamas leadership met with Iranian counterparts in a highly publicized engagement, seemingly to promote and praise the United Nations Security Council resolution urging a cease-fire.
Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas, held a press conference on Monday with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during which the pair praised the U.N. resolution for serving as a heavy blow to Israel’s political and military goals.
“We are going through a historical stage and a fateful turning point in the context of the historical conflict with the Zionist entity,” Haniyeh said, referring to the Oct. 7 attack as the Al-Aqsa Flood.
Haniyeh also met with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to discuss “developments related to the ongoing war on Gaza and all the variables related to the Palestinian issue,” The Jerusalem Post reported.
Khamenei, meanwhile, praised the “resistance groups” for “exceptional resilience,” Al Monitor reported …