Jordan arrested three Hamas officials when they arrived in Amman from Tehran on Wednesday. Last month the Jordanian government closed Hamas offices in Amman and issued arrest warrants for the three — Khaled Mashaal, Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook and Ibrahim Shosheh — who were at the time in Iran.
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