Maloney, Suzanne
The middle east’s dangerous new normal: Iran, Israel, and the delicate balance of disorder - Foreign Affairs - 104(1), Jan-Feb, 2025: p.102-112
On October 3, 2023, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addressed a large crowd of government officials and international visitors in Tehran. As he approached his conclusion, Khamenei’s remarks turned to Israel—the Islamic Republic’s self-proclaimed nemesis. Invoking a verse from the Koran, Khamenei insisted that the Jewish state would “die of [its] rage.” He reminded the audience that the Iranian theocracy’s founder, Ruhollah Khomeini, had described Israel as a cancer. And he ended his speech with a prediction: -Reproduced
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/israel-iran-dangerous-new-normal-suzanne-maloney
The middle east’s dangerous new normal: Iran, Israel, and the delicate balance of disorder - Foreign Affairs - 104(1), Jan-Feb, 2025: p.102-112
On October 3, 2023, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addressed a large crowd of government officials and international visitors in Tehran. As he approached his conclusion, Khamenei’s remarks turned to Israel—the Islamic Republic’s self-proclaimed nemesis. Invoking a verse from the Koran, Khamenei insisted that the Jewish state would “die of [its] rage.” He reminded the audience that the Iranian theocracy’s founder, Ruhollah Khomeini, had described Israel as a cancer. And he ended his speech with a prediction: -Reproduced
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/israel-iran-dangerous-new-normal-suzanne-maloney