Iran’s supreme leader warned today that Israel would be destroyed within 25 year in a chilling outburst that will surely spark fresh tensions in the Middle East.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also said Tehran will not expand talks with the United States – which he branded the ‘Great Satan’ – beyond the negotiations over its controversial atomic program.
Khamenei, who makes the final decision on major policies, said: ‘Some Zionists have said that regarding the result of the nuclear deal they (Israelis) have been relieved of concerns about Iran for 25 years.
‘But we tell them that you will not see the coming 25 years and God willing there will not be something named the Zionist regime in the region.’
Tehran has long supported militant Palestinian and Lebanese groups pledged to Israel’s destruction, and Khamenei and other leaders have repeatedly predicted Israel’s demise.
Israel, the region’s sole, if undeclared, nuclear-armed state, has refused to rule out a military option to prevent Iran from getting atomic weapons.
Israel and Western countries have accused Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons alongside its civilian program, allegation denied by Tehran.
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