Israel’s ‘Zionist regime is dying,’ Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei claims

“Governments that are gambling on normalizing relations with the Zionist regime will lose,” said Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday, according to a report from the Islamic Republic News Agency and posts shared on Tuesday on the Ayatollah’s X account. 

This came after much discussion of Saudi-Israel normalization at the United Nations General Assembly in late September.

Also, the week before the UNGA, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Saudi Arabia informed the Biden administration that resolving Palestinian issues is critical for any normalization deal with Israel.

“As the Europeans say,” the Ayatollah continued, “‘They are betting on a losing horse.’ That is the Islamic Republic’s definite position.”

The Zionist regime is dying.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) October 3, 2023

Another X post read: “The Zionist regime is dying.” He also said that “the usurper regime is coming to an end. Today, the Palestinian youth, the anti-oppression, anti-occupation movement in Palestine is more energetic, more alive, and more prepared than ever during the past 70 or 80 years. God willing the movement will achieve its goals.”

Finally, he wrote: “Imam Khomeini once described the usurper Zionist regime as a cancer. This cancer will definitely be eradicated at the hands of the Palestinian people.”

Imam Khomeini once described the usurper Zionist regime as a cancer. This cancer will definitely be eradicated at the hands of the Palestinian people.

— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) October 3, 2023

Israel’s defense minister responds to Khamenei’s posts

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant responded to Khamenei’s threats in his own post on X, saying: “The murderous terror regime in Iran has already succeeded in dissolving several countries it has taken over. Now it is trying to sabotage peace efforts with idle threats.”

משטר הטרור הרצחני באיראן הצליח כבר לפורר כמה מדינות עליהן השתלט, עכשיו הוא מנסה לחבל במאמצי השלום באיומי סרק. איראן תמשיך לפעול להפצת טרור והרס, ישראל – להשגת ביטחון לאזרחיה ושלום במזרח התיכון.

— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) October 3, 2023

“Iran,” he said, “will continue to act to spread terror and destruction. Israel [will continue] to achieve security for its citizens and peace in the Middle East.”

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