In the latest round of inflammatory comments from Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the demise of Israel is "imminent” and the U.S. will soon die as well.
Ahmadinejad "assured that the United States and the Zionist regime of Israel will soon come to the end of their lives,” according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s Web site.
During a meeting with Syria’s foreign minister on Tuesday, Ahmadinejad said: "Sparking discord among Muslims, especially between the Shiites and Sunnis, is a plot hatched by the Zionists and the U.S. for dominating regional nations and looting their resources.”
Ahmadinejad has repeatedly threatened Israel with annihilation and recently stated that the U.S. and Britain will be destroyed as well.
The Iranian leader on Tuesday also tied events in Lebanon to a plan aimed at Israel’s destruction, according to Israel’s Ynetnews.
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He called on countries in the region to "support the Islamic resistance of the Lebanese people and strive to enhance solidarity and unity among the different Palestinian groups in a bid to pave the ground for the undermining of the Zionist regime whose demise is, of course, imminent.”