Americans “will die” before Iran is humiliated, warned Ali Ahmad Khomeini, the grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founder, who also insisted Israel would be “erased” if Muslim nations ever acquire the military capability to do so.
In remarks aired Wednesday on Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen TV and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute, Khomeini said the threat was conditional on Islamic nations acquiring the means to strike Israel. During the interview, he claimed that Israel and its allies fully understand what he described as the underlying intentions of Muslim nations toward the Jewish state. “The Israelis know full well that if a day comes when any Islamic nation is capable of firing missiles at Israel and striking Israel, and if they are capable of erasing Israel, they will do to Israel what Hamas did to it,” Khomeini said.
When pressed by the interviewer on whether he meant all Islamic nations, Khomeini responded unequivocally. “All of them. Today we see that some countries in the region are not fulfilling their duty, saying that they are incapable of doing so,” he said. “Israel knows, America knows, and the leaders of the superpowers know that if a day comes when the Islamic countries are capable of bombing Israel, they will do it.” The interviewer again sought clarification on whether he meant Gulf, Arab, and other Islamic countries, to which the revolutionary leader’s grandson replied, “All of the Muslim nations.”Khomeini also emphasized defiance and confrontation, framing Iran’s posture as unyielding. (Ed note: Gee, what a nice guy. A chip off the old block, no doubt.) (Read More)
