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Iran’s supreme leader told the head of Hamas in a face-to-face meeting in Tehran that his country would not enter the war with Israel and accused the terror group of not giving any prior warning of the Oct 7 attacks. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Ismail Haniyeh that Iran – a longtime backer of Hamas – would continue to lend the group its political and moral support, but would not intervene directly, according to three Iranian and Hamas officials with knowledge of the discussions who asked to remain anonymous. The supreme leader pressed Haniyeh to silence those voices in the Palestinian...

Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, sharply criticized Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh for not giving sufficient advance warning of the invasion of Israel, according to Reuters. According to the report, the criticism was expressed in a face-to-face meeting between the two in the past few weeks. “You did not give us enough warning of these October 7th attack, and we are not intending to go to war with Israel for you,” Khamenei told Haniyeh. He also noted that his country would give him full support in different ways but would not take an active role in the fighting. He...

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama kicked soccer balls with youngsters to encourage them to get the recommended hour of daily exercise as she promoted her campaign against childhood obesity. Mrs. Obama's participation in a soccer clinic Friday in Washington coincided with the announcement of a new partnership between the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. The groups are launching a 25-city tour to provide children and their families with free health screenings and soccer clinics. It's part of the first lady's "Let's Move" anti-obesity effort.