Ynetnews reports: A senior Hamas delegation arrived Friday morning in Tehran for an official visit. The delegation includes, among others, senior Hamas figure Izzat al-Rishq and head of the Hamas administration Saleh al-Arouri, who was forced to leave Qatar for Lebanon, reportedly due to “external pressures” following several Arab countries’ boycott of Qatar.
The official reason for the Hamas delegation’s arrival is the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was reelected in May. However, it is reasonable to assume that the delegation’s members will use the visit for additional meetings related to ties between Hamas and Iran.
Relations between Iran and Hamas have been known many ups and downs in recent years as a result of Hamas turning its back on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is an ally of Iran’s, and following former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal’s rapprochement toward Saudi Arabia.
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