Mostafa Rajai, in his forties, shook hands with Israeli weightlifter Maksim Sverisky on Saturday after both stood on the podium at a Worldmasters event in Wieliczka, Poland. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged athletes "not to shake hands with a representative of the criminal regime to get a medal" Iranian athletes have managed to avoid meeting Israelis in competition by being disqualified or providing medical certificates attesting to unfitness. Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush was suspended by the head of government after announcing a meeting with her Israeli counterpart during a trip to Rome.