Iranian president pledges support to Hamas leader

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reiterated his support for Hamas during a visit by Khaled Mashaal the Palestinian militant group’s Syrian-based leader, according to Iran’s official news agency.

“The government and the people of Iran will always stand by the Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian people,” Ahmadinejad said during the meeting. “Today Palestine is symbol of the global front of freedom-seekers and militants.”