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The translation for that is questionable https://archive.nytimes.com/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/israeli-minister-agrees-ahmadinejad-never-said-israel-

The translation for that is questionable https://archive.nytimes.com/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/israeli-minister-agrees-ahmadinejad-never-said-israel-must-be-wiped-off-the-map/ https://archive.nytimes.com/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/0... Unlike John McCain singing "bomb bomb Iran" during his 2008 campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT3Rris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT3Rris Iran has also never shot down a US passenger flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

areyousure 4y ago
On 8 January 2020, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (of Iran) shot down an American-manufactured plane flown by the flag carrier of Ukraine, carrying a bunch of Iranian Canadians (dual citizens). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines_Flight_752 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines...
- nl 4y ago
  Shooting down an "American-manufactured" plane is not the same thing as shooting down "an American plane".
- pazimzadeh 4y ago
  5 days after Trump killed Suleimani, who led the Quds within the IRGC, which was only labelled as a terrorist organization one year prior.
weatherlite 4y ago
https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-doomsday-clock-for-israels-end-halts-amid-power-cuts/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-doomsday-clock-for-israe... "Public timer, which is set to mark destruction of Jewish state in 2040 as predicted by Khamenei..." I don't know how Iranian leadership can make it any clearer they want Israel gone? What more should they say or do?
- ashwagary 4y ago
  >Ayatollah Ali Khamenei predicts there will no longer be a State of Israel. Is wanting an Israel state gone different than wanting the Israeli inhabitants gone? I see a possible difference, especially if Iranians are forced to choose between Palestine and Israel existing.
  - weatherlite 4y ago
    > Is wanting an Israel state gone different than wanting the Israeli inhabitants gone? Not really imo no. I'm not necessarily saying Iran wants to kill every last Israeli but the "solution" they are planning for the region is definitely a violent one. Why else would they invest so much in Hezbollah/Hamas etc.

areyousure 4y ago

On 8 January 2020, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (of Iran) shot down an American-manufactured plane flown by the flag carrier of Ukraine, carrying a bunch of Iranian Canadians (dual citizens). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines_Flight_752 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_International_Airlines...

nl 4y ago
Shooting down an "American-manufactured" plane is not the same thing as shooting down "an American plane".
pazimzadeh 4y ago
5 days after Trump killed Suleimani, who led the Quds within the IRGC, which was only labelled as a terrorist organization one year prior.

weatherlite 4y ago

https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-doomsday-clock-for-israels-end-halts-amid-power-cuts/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-doomsday-clock-for-israe... "Public timer, which is set to mark destruction of Jewish state in 2040 as predicted by Khamenei..." I don't know how Iranian leadership can make it any clearer they want Israel gone? What more should they say or do?

ashwagary 4y ago
>Ayatollah Ali Khamenei predicts there will no longer be a State of Israel. Is wanting an Israel state gone different than wanting the Israeli inhabitants gone? I see a possible difference, especially if Iranians are forced to choose between Palestine and Israel existing.
- weatherlite 4y ago
  > Is wanting an Israel state gone different than wanting the Israeli inhabitants gone? Not really imo no. I'm not necessarily saying Iran wants to kill every last Israeli but the "solution" they are planning for the region is definitely a violent one. Why else would they invest so much in Hezbollah/Hamas etc.