Hamas has decided to call off a planned visit to Jordan, Palestinian sources told the London-based Al-Hayat daily. The reason for the move, which was cited on the Monday edition of the newspaper, was that Jordan opposed that the political-bureau chief Khalid Mesha’al heading the delegation, because he holds Jordanian citizenship. Instead, Jordan preferred the delegation will be led by Mesha’al’s deputy, Mousa Abu Marzouq, who carries Palestinian documentation.
The paper reported that Hamas member, Muhammed Nazal had visted Jordan to discuss the planned visit and heard from Jordanian officials that Amman wants Abu Marzouq to head the delegation. Hamas sources said the change in the Jordanian stance towards the visit came following Jordan’s King Abdullah II returned from a visit to Washington.
Regarding the expected visit to Moscow, Hamas sources told the paper that Mesha’al would head the delegation just if he gets a promise to meet Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
Iran
Mesha’al arrived in to Tehran late Sunday to hold talks with senior officials. During the meeting with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, he said on Monday that victory of Hamas in parliamentary election of Palestine was a sweet surprise and sign of God's promise coming true.
Khamenei said that Palestinian people and liberation fighters were not disappointed when all the doors were closed to them. "They continued their campaign and at last they saw that God's promises come true one after the other. After liberation of Gaza, Hamas won a landslide victory," the Supreme Leader said, according to Irna.
In reference to Mesha’al's statement that Hamas would not recognize the Zionist regime, nor would it talk with it, the Iranian leader said that Hamas position is very principled and the only way for success.
