January 15, 2001 remarks at a meeting with organizers of the International Conference for Support of the Intifada, as quoted in "The Iranian Leadership’s Continuing Declarations of Intent to Destroy Israel", Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (2012)
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It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region.
— Ali Khamenei
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region." in the context of "January 15, 2001 remarks at a meeting with organizers of the International Conference for Support of the Intifada, as quoted in "The Iranian Leadership’s Continuing Declarations of Intent to Destroy Israel", Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (2012)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ali Khamenei" (Quotes, 2001)
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About Ali Khamenei
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: سید علی حسینی خامنهای; born 19 April 1939) is the second and current Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
About Ali Khamenei
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: سید علی حسینی خامنهای; born 19 April 1939) is the second and current Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in office since 1989. He was previously President of Iran from 1981 to 1989.
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