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Iran plays Hamas card

Iran's improved relations with Turkey, Qatar and Hamas send a message to the region.
The son of senior Hamas militant Mazen Fuqaha sits on the shoulders of Hamas Gaza Chief Yehya Al-Sinwar during a memorial service for Fuqaha, in Gaza City March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1570813F60

Hamas leader cites "breakthrough" in Syria crisis

Hamas appears to be throwing in its lot with Iran, a trend that has accelerated since the US-Saudi-Islamic summit in May, when US President Donald Trump lumped the Islamic Resistance Movement with the Islamic State, al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.

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