Destroying Israel is now an "achievable goal".
These are the words of the commander of the Iranian elite Islamic Revolution Guard Corps.
Major General Hossein Salami was quoted by the IRGC’s Sepah news site.
He went on to say, “we have managed to obtain the capacity to destroy the impostor Zionist regime,”
Hossein made the remarks while attending a biannual meeting in Tehran for commanders of he IRGC. The conference comes amidst rising tensions between US and its allies and Iran.
His comments received prominent coverage by right wing media Tasnim and Fars news agencies.
The official IRNA agency also carried his remarks, but focused more on the point that, "Iran was growing stronger and would finally beat its foes despite “hostility” towards it.
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