“Israel Is A Hideous Entity In the Middle East Which Will Undoubtedly Be Annihilated.”

September 2, 2010 tweet https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/22815824658 2010

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“Israel Is A Hideous Entity In the Middle East Which Will Undoubtedly Be Annihilated.”

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