Originally posted by Robtard
Couple things:- "Supreme Leader" is a title. Iran has a President. He's very influential though and does dictate policies. But in the end he could say "nay, they're Satan" while the President makes the deal and it's all good to save face.
- That could refer to Israel dissolving. He's said in the past he wants the Israel government gone and an Islamic one set in place. Not "we will nuke them to death!"
edit: But yeah, his mouthing off isn't good in terms of the deal.
It's not just him. There's no question that the Iranian government is led by genocidal Jew haters who periodically make their murderous intentions public
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jerusalemcenter/sworn-to-destruction-20-threats-iranian-leaders-m-hys5
“The Imam [Khomeini] set long-term goals for the day the occupying Zionist regime is no longer in the region. The formula for this move must be discussed in the government.”
Hassan Rouhani
President of Iran
“The Army of Iran can by itself destroy Israel.”
Maj. Gen. Ataollah Salehi
Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army
“The enemies are talking about the options [they have] on the table. They should know that the first option on our table is the annihilation of Israel.”
Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani
Lecturer at religious seminary in Qom
“Our battalions are named Imam Ali, Imam Hussein and Bayt al-Maqdis [Jerusalem] to clarify our final destination to the Basiji. We will not abandon our [armed] struggle until the annihilation of Israel and until we will be able to pray in al-Aqsa mosque.”
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Commander of the Basij militia
“The only solution to the Palestine problem is the destruction of the Zionist regime….We view the wondrous resistance as the only way towards a victorious and inspiring battle against the false, illegitimate Zionist regime.”
Basij organization media outlet
Fars Province
“Every Muslim who does not want to fight Israel is violating religious law and essentially forgetting Israel’s crimes over the past 60 years on Islamic soil.”
Mohammad Dehghan
Member of the Majlis Executive Committee
“The day is near in which the sword of resistance and Islamic Awakening will cut off the blood supply of the occupiers of the holy land of Palestine.”
Revolutionary Guards
“The day will come when the Islamic people in the region will destroy Israel and save the world from this Zionist base.”
Hojateleslam Alireza Panahian
Advisor to Office of the Supreme Leader in Universities
“If once the destruction and demise of occupying Israel was an impossible and unattainable dream, today thanks to the historic and intelligent actions of Imam Khomeini, it has become possible and is actually in the process of occurring.”
Iranian Ministry of Defense statement
“The only way to subdue the enemies is by refusing to compromise on the goals of the resistance and to remain strong; the future of criminal nations such as the Zionists will be erased from the history books.”
Hojatoleslam Mohammad Hassan Akhtari
Hizbullah Operations Liaison, Former Ambassador to Syria
“Iran has long-range missiles that can reach 1,500 kilometers….The Supreme Leader maintained that ‘every combatant Palestinian group that fights the Zionist regime will receive the support of the Iranian regime.’”
Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami
Member of the Presidium of the Assembly of Experts
“The issue of Palestine is an Islamic issue. The Islamic world must come together to destroy the false Israeli regime….If this happens, nothing will be left of Israel.”
Ayatollah Mohammed Ali Movahedi-Kermani
Tehran’s interim Friday Imam
“The Zionist regime will soon be destroyed, and this generation will be witness to its destruction.”
Hojatoleslam Ali Shirazi
Supreme Leader’s representative in the Revolutionary Guards
“The destruction of Israel is the idea of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and is one of the pillars of the Iranian Islamic regime. We cannot claim that we have no intention of going to war with Israel!”
Ahmad Alamolhoda
Member of the Assembly of Experts
“[The United States and Israel] should not make a mistake, because if they make even the smallest mistake, we will not remain silent and will annihilate Haifa and Tel Aviv.”
Esmail Kowsari
Deputy Chairman of the Majlis Foreign Policy Commission