ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 5, 2026 22:01Updated: AUGUST 5, 2026 22:11Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an interview aired by state TV on Wednesday that interaction with the country's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is currently "very difficult."Mojtaba has not made any public appearances since he became supreme leader, replacing his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in one of the first strikes launched against Iran by the US and Israel.Pezeshkian's comments follow a reported phone call earlier on Wednesday between the Iranian president and the head of Hamas' political bureau, Khalil al-Hayya.According to Iranian state media, Pezeshkian told al-Hayya that Tehran would support any initiative or decision taken by Palestinian leaders in ongoing indirect negotiations between terrorist group Hamas and Israel.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google