Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state TV reported.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated Hamas leaders for 'defeating the Zionist regime', as he added that the militant group did not allow Israel and the US to reach their goals.

Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held a meeting in Tehran with key Hamas leaders, Khalil al-Hayya and Muhammad Ismail Darwish. He praised the people of Gaza for their resilience against the Zionist regime and acknowledged Hamas officials' role in negotiating the ceasefire with Israel.

It gave no details about the meeting and only posted photos of Khamenei meeting al-Hayya, Mohammed Darwish, head of Hamas' leadership council, and top Hamas official Nizar Awadallah

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with acting Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya and two other leaders of the Palestinian group in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian state media reported. It gave no details about the meeting and only posted photos of Khamenei meeting al-Hayya,

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has received a high-ranking delegation from the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Leading members of the Hamas politburo met with Khamenei in Tehran, his office said on Saturday.

"You defeated the Zionist regime [Israel], which was, in fact, America's defeat," Khamenei, whose country supports Hamas in its war with Israel, told the Palestinian delegation.