AFP: Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, began a visit to Iran on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported. TEHRAN (AFP) — Khaled Meshaal, the exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, began a visit to Iran on Sunday, Mehr news agency reported.
Meshaal is due to meet top officials including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the agency said.
A Hamas statement from Meshaal's Damascus headquarters said the visit was part of a regional tour, but gave no further details.
Iran has been a staunch supporter of Hamas since the movement won Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, though Tehran says its aid does not extend to military arms and training, as Israel has alleged.
