Hamas leader visits Iran amid calls for Gaza ceasefire

Hamas' supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh talks to journalists during a tour of a destroyed building, in Gaza City, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported, a day after the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire in the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

“Hamas bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, during his trip to Tehran on Tuesday, will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency said, adding that he will also meet with other senior officials.