Iran warns Hamas against compromise with Israel
Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Iran on Sunday, warning the Palestinian movement leader against any potential compromise with Israel, according to AFP.
Referencing the recent reconciliation agreement between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, Khamenei said that Haniyeh must "always be wary of infiltration by compromisers in a resistance organization, which will gradually weaken it." Haniyeh arrived in Iran on Friday for a three-day visit.
The agreement, reached between Fatah and Hamas under the auspices of Qatar, calls for Abbas to serve as an interim prime minister of a Palestinian unity government made up of independent figures. It has stirred controversy, both within the domestic Palestinian arena and in the international community.
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