
Ahmadinejad (left) and Mashaal in Iran Photo: AFP
The London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat reported Tuesday that Tehran promised Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal it would transfer USD 250 million to the Palestinian Authority as compensation for the freezing of American aid to the Palestinians.In an interview with al-Hayat published on Monday, Mashaal confirmed that Iran and other Arab and Muslim states would support a Hamas-led Palestinian government....
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources have confirmed that a Hamas delegation will leave for Moscow on Friday, where it will meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
It is not yet clear whether President Vladimir Putin will meet with the Hamas leaders.

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