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Iran warns 'war with Israel has already begun' and says 'the entire crisis in the region is Israel's fault'
Saeed Khatibzadeh, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, made the statement to the Maariv newspaper before going on to place the blame for the crisis in the Middle East squarely at the feet of Israel. Khatibzadeh claimed that Israel 'has murdered nuclear scientists and harmed the Iranian people'. Iran is blamed for terrorism, but there is no good or bad terrorist. The entire crisis in the region is the fault of Israel,' he said. His comments come just days after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett appealed to the international community for support in confronting Iran over their nuclear programme. In his maiden speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Bennett said Iran had breached all the 'red lines' aimed at curbing its nuclear weapons programme but that Israel 'will not allow' Tehran to get the bomb. After claiming that an Iran-Israel war was already underway, the Iranian spokesman added that Israel 'had done everything' in an attempt to scupper nuclear talks with the UN in Vienna, and sought to drive a wedge between Iran and world powers. Khatibzadeh continued: 'Israel severely harmed our civilians and research system. 'They speak about the Iranian nuclear threat, but Israel has hundreds of bombs, and it never signed the non-proliferation treaty for nuclear weapons.' Meanwhile, Bennett has openly condemned Iran's perceived plans for the region and stands steadfastly against Iran's development of their nuclear programme, which Israel believes is gearing towards the development of warheads. 'Iran´s great goal is crystal clear to anybody who cares to open their eyes: Iran seeks to dominate the region - and seeks to do so under a nuclear umbrella,' Bennett said on Monday. He called Iran´s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, the 'butcher of Tehran' for his past role in suppressing political dissent and accused Iran of arming, funding and training Israel´s enemies across the region. He also suggested that Iranian meddling had brought disaster to countries like Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Related: Saeed Khatibzadeh: 2021-09-29 Iran says drills near Azerbaijan border due to ‘Zionist presence’ in area Saeed Khatibzadeh: 2021-08-08 Iran dismisses G7's tanker attack allegations as 'baseless' Saeed Khatibzadeh: 2021-08-06 Iran warns Israel against military action: Don’t test us Related: Ebrahim Raisi: 2021-09-12 Iraqi PM becomes first foreign leader to meet Iran's Raisi Ebrahim Raisi: 2021-09-08 IAEA Pressures Iran as Fate of Talks on Nuclear Deal Hangs in Balance Ebrahim Raisi: 2021-08-25 Iranian official apologises after leaked video shows prison abuse Posted by: Skidmark 2021-10-02 |
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