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 2024 Editor's Picks: Top Iran Clips From MEMRI TV

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#11511 - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Israel Has Made Miscalculations Regarding Iran – It Does Not Properly Understand Our Strength – We Will Make It Understand; Only More Power Will Provide Security For Iran; Crowd Chants: Death To America! Death To Israel!

On October 27, 2024, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a speech asserting that only power will provide security for Iran. This statement followed an Israeli airstrike on military targets inside Iran on October 26. Khamenei warned that Israel has made miscalculations regarding Iran, stating that it does not "properly" understand the strength and willpower of the Iranian people, but that Iranians will make it understand.

#11471 - Iranian Official Reza Taghavi: Hitler Was Right In His Approach Towards The Jews; The Zionists Must Be Persecuted, Deported, And Killed Everywhere; Soon The Zionists Will Eradicate America And Europe

Iranian official Reza Taghavi said in an October 4, 2024 interview on IRINN TV (Iran) that Hitler was right in his approach towards the Jews. He added that the Zionists must be persecuted, deported, and killed everywhere. Taghavi said that soon the Zionists will create strife in the West, and they will be eradicating America, Europe, and the “arrogant” countries that support them now. Reza Taghavi is a member of an official committee that decides the guidelines for imams delivering Friday sermons in Iran and a former member of the Majles.

#11346 - Head Of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's Academic Think Tank Alireza Panahian: If You Want To Introduce Islam To Europe, Use Shi'ite Islam; You Must Destroy Zionism In Order To Liberate The Europeans And Americans From This Oppressive Capitalist World Order

Alireza Panahian, head of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's Academic Think Tank said in an August 21, 2024 interview with Channel 2 (Iran) that "the road to Jerusalem goes through Karbala." He said that in order to introduce Islam to Europe, it is necessary to use the Islam of Hossein, Shi'ite Islam, that is full of "kindness and dignity" instead of the Islam of ISIS. Panahian continued to say that in order to liberate Jerusalem, it is required to destroy Zionism, which he referred to as the "lifeline" of Global Arrogance – the United States. He said that Iran should strike Jerusalem, because then some of the Zionists will pack up and leave. Panahian added that if Iranians want to destroy Zionism, the Europeans, Americans, and the people of the world will be liberated from this oppressive capitalist world order.

#10781 - Senior Iranian Official Ali Aghamohammadi: 'The Only Way To Save Humanity Is To Annihilate Israel'; 'Hizbullah, Houthis, Palestinians Will Avenge The Killing Of Qods Force General Razi Mousavi'

The economic advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei and member of the Expediency Council Ali Aghamohammadi discussed in a December 27, 2023, address aired on IRINN TV (Iran) the killing of IRGC Qods Force General Razi Mousavi in an Israeli airstrike. He said that Hizbullah, the Houthi Ansar Allah, and the Palestinians will avenge his death. Aghamohammadi said that Israel must be annihilated in a preemptive act and that is the only way to save humanity. He shared that he wears a ring made from the windshield of the car used by Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, who were killed by American forces in January 2020. Aghamohammadi said: "We will not rest until we strangle their enemies."

#11554 - Iran-Based Academic Hadi Dalloul: When Palestine Is Liberated, We May Carry Out A Genocide Against The Israelis Or Let Them Flee To Europe – I Support Finishing Them Off Once And For All

On November 8, 2024, Iran-based Lebanese academic Hadi Dalloul – who was presented as a nuclear physicist and international law expert - appeared on Lebanon On (YouTube) to discuss the recent attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. When asked about the fate of Israelis following the potential "liberation" of Palestine, Dalloul speculated that they could be killed or deported to Europe, which he argued would be unwilling to accept them. He suggested that what happened in the Netherlands provides a glimpse of what the presence of Israelis in Europe might look like. Dalloul framed the situation as a choice between committing genocide or allowing civilians to flee. He added that, if Israelis were allowed to leave, they would establish refugee camps in Europe and later attempt to return to Israel. Dalloul concluded that Europe would likely send them back, labeling them a "nuisance," and suggested that it would be best to resolve the issue once and for all.

#11519 - Iranian Religious Scholar Masoud Aali: If We Conquer Israel, We Will Be Able To Conquer The West

On October 24, 2024, Iranian religious scholar Masoud Aali stated in a speech aired on IRINN TV (Iran) that the Jews and the polytheists are the “most obstinate enemies” of the believers. He claimed that they view only Jews as humans, regarding others as slaves. Aali argued that Zionism has exported this Jewish philosophy worldwide and that conquering Israel is key to overcoming the West, and this is the reason for Western support of Israel. He said that Khomeini viewed the destruction of Israel as a religious idea and strategy. This speech was delivered at a memorial for martyrs of the resistance in Semnan.