Top Commander Reiterates Iran's Commitment to Full Annihilation of Israel
News number: 9102112759 16:36 | 2012-05-20
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General
Hassan Firouzabadi said threats and pressures cannot deter Iran from its
revolutionary causes and ideals, and stressed that the Iranian nation will
remain committed to the full annihilation of the Zionist regime of Israel to
the end.

Addressing a defense gathering here in Tehran on Sunday, General Firouzabadi
said that nations should realize the threats and dangers posed by the
Zionist regime of Israel.

He reiterated the Iranian nation and Supreme Leader's emphasis on the
necessity of support for the oppressed Palestinian nation and its causes,
and noted, "The Iranian nation is standing for its cause that is the full
annihilation of Israel."

The top military official reminded that the Iranian Supreme Leader considers
defending Palestine as a full religious duty and believes that any kind of
governance and rule by anyone other than the Palestinians as an instance of
usurpation.

Earlier this year, Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali
Khamenei stressed in explicit remarks Iran's direct involvement in the
Palestinian and Lebanese confrontation with Israel, including the Lebanese
Summer 2006 33-day resistance against the Zionist regime.

"Wherever Iran interferes, it announces it in a very straightforward manner.
For instance, we interfered in confrontations against Israel, which resulted
in the (Lebanese) victory in the 33-day war and (Palestinians' victory in)
the 22-day (Gaza) war," Ayatollah Khamenei said, addressing millions of
Friday Prayers worshippers on Tehran University Campus in February.

"In future too, we will support and help everyone who opposes the Zionist
regime," the Leader underscored.

"The Zionist regime is a real cancerous tumor that should be cut and will be
cut, God Willing," Ayatollah Khamenei underscored.