Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh meets with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (not pictured), in Tehran, Iran June 21, 2023.
Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 14 (Reuters) - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Iran's foreign minister on Saturday in Qatar, where they discussed the Palestinian militant group's deadly attack in Israel "and agreed to continue cooperation" to achieve the group's goals, Hamas said in a statement.
During their meeting in Qatar's capital Doha, Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian praised the rampage as a "historic victory" that had dealt a setback to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.
Reporting by Moaz Abd-Alaziz and Rami Ayyub; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Ismail Haniyeh, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Moaz Abd, Alaziz, Rami Ayyub, Chizu
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Hamas, Iran's, Iranian, West Asia News Agency, REUTERS, Thomson
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Tehran, Iran, Qatar, Israel, Qatar's, Doha