World Economic Forum Welcomes to Davos the Hamas-Connected Foreign Minister of Iran

Critics call the move ‘a slap in the face to the brave Iranian people.’

AP/Markus Schreiber
Secretary Blinken, left, meets with President Zelensky at the annual meeting of World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2024. AP/Markus Schreiber

The World Economic Forum, in a reversal of last year’s policy, has invited Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, to its annual conference at Davos, Switzerland. In addition to his government role, Mr. Amir Abdollahian is described by analysts interviewed by an Iranian dissident group, Iran International,  as an “active card-carrying member” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. 

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