‘Tumor` Israel Will Be ‘Uprooted and Destroyed,` Iran Leader Khamenei Vows
(WorldNews Iran)

Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a live televised speech marking Quds Day (Jerusalem Day), in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2020. Photo: Official Khamenei Website / Handout via Reuters. Iran’s supreme leader on Friday denounced Israel as a “tumor” to be eliminated and hailed Tehran’s supply of arms to Palestinians, drawing swift condemnation from the United States and European Union. Opposition to Israel is a core belief for Shi`ite-led Iran, which backs Palestinian and Lebanese Islamic terrorist groups opposed to peace with the Jewish state,...