Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, April 30

GAZA -- Islamic Hamas movement chief rejected on Monday any outcome of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) meeting scheduled to commence the same day in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Ismail Haniyeh, politburo chief of Hamas, said during a press conference in Gaza that any national meetings that do not practically adopt the concept of national unity will not enjoy national consensus. (Hamas-PLO-PNC)

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TEHRAN -- The United States is provoking regional countries against the Islamic republic, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said here on Monday.

"The Americans are trying to provoke Saudi Arabia and some regional states to confront the Islamic republic," Khamenei said, adding that those countries should not be deceived by the United States. (Iran-Khamenei-U.S.-Saudi)

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AMMAN -- The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said the United States will work with allies to counter Iran's "malign" influence and activity in the region.

The newly-appointed U.S. official made the remarks during a press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi in Amman, saying "both of our countries know the threat that Iran poses to the region." (Jordan-U.S.-Iran)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday disclosed files which he said could "prove" Iran's secret development of nuclear weapons.

In an address broadcast live on all main TV channels in Israel, Netanyahu lifted a curtain, revealing shelves housing what he said was part of Iran's nuclear archive. (Israel-Iran-Nuclear Files) Enditem