Iran election news: Hamas welcomes Ahmadinejad win

Hamas has congratulated Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his landslide victory in the Iranian presidential elections held on Friday.  The Palestinian resistance movement said the results reflect a sign of national support for the policies pursued by Ahmadinejad.

"The results show a wide public commendation for Iran's policy of challenge," Fawzi Barhoum, a Gaza-based Hamas spokesman, said in a statement.