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Ahmadinejad: Israel won't survive in any shape or form
By News Agencies
Tags: nuclear, Iran 

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out again at Israel on Thursday, saying that it won't survive in any shape or form.

Speaking to reporters, the hard-line leader smirked at a former mantra of the Israeli right of a Greater Israel that would include Palestinian territories. The idea has since been abandoned, with Israeli consensus now that there will be a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

Earlier this week, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the idea of a Greater Israel, which includes the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, is a thing of the past, and that anyone who still thinks in this way is delusional.
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Ahmadinejad said that "while some say the idea of Greater Israel has expired, I say the idea of a Lesser Israel has expired, too."

The press conference was an opportunity for Ahmadinejad to speak to the media at length before traveling to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

The Iranian president repeated his previous anti-Israel comments, calling the Holocaust by Nazi Germany during World War II a fabrication and saying that Israel is perpetrating a holocaust on the Palestinian people.

The remarks appear to be part of Ahmadinejad's effort to deflect growing criticism at home over failed economic policies and recent comments by some close associates. Iran's inflation hit 27.6 percent last month, while Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashai was recently quoted as saying Iranians were friends of all people in the world - even Israelis.

Ahmadinejad, known for virulent anti-Israeli rhetoric, said in 2005 that Israel should be wiped off the map and later called the Holocaust a myth. Most recently, he described the Jewish state as a germ of corruption.

Speaking about Iran's controversial nuclear program, Ahmadinejad claimed the UN nuclear watchdog agency has no right to consider documents provided by the U.S. alleging that Tehran sought to make an atomic bomb.

Ahmadinejad said regulations under which the International Atomic Energy Agency operates do not allow it to act on claims by any government. On Monday, an IAEA report said Iran had blocked a UN investigation into allegations it tried to make nuclear arms and that the inquiry was deadlocked.

Ahmadinejad said the report verified the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is only for electricity production, and urged the West to end its hostile policy toward Iran.

Iran is already under three sets of sanctions by the UN Security Council over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. Ahmadinejad on Thursday insisted the enrichment would not be stopped.

"Let them put sanctions on us, Ahmadinejad said. We are a very strong nation," he said.

The United States and its allies are expected to press the UN for a new round of sanctions after Iran refused to accept a recent package of economic and technological incentives in return for suspending enrichment.

Iran denies U.S. claims that it is seeking to build a nuclear weapon, and insists that it has the right under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to develop reactor fuel using enrichment.

Iranian official: Our missiles can reach ships in Persian Gulf

A top adviser of Iran's supreme leader has declared that in the event of war no ship passing through the oil-rich Gulf region would be beyond the reach of the country's missiles, a government newspaper reported on Thursday.

Iran, embroiled in a standoff with the West over its nuclear ambitions, has said it could respond to any military attack by closing the strait at the southern end of the Gulf through which about 40 percent of the world's traded oil passes.

The United States, whose Fifth Fleet is based in the Gulf state of Bahrain, has vowed to keep shipping lanes opened.

The West accuses Tehran of seeking to build nuclear warheads but Iran, the world's fourth largest oil producer, insists its aim is to master technology to make electricity. Washington has not ruled out military action if diplomacy fails to end the row.

"At a time of war no ship can pass through the region of the Persian Gulf without being in the reach of the Revolutionary Guards' coast-to-sea missiles," Yahya Rahim-Safavi, a senior military adviser of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted by the Iran daily as saying.

Rahim-Safavi earlier this week said Khamenei had put the elite Guards in charge of defending the Gulf against any enemy attacks and that they would not hesitate to "confront foreign forces."

The comments came amid persistent speculation about a possible U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Iran has dismissed reports of possible U.S. or Israeli plans to strike the country, but says it would respond by attacking U.S. interests and Israel if any such assault was made.

Iran's air force and defence units held war games this week to test equipment and boost readiness, Iranian media reported.

Alongside the regular army, Iran has a Revolutionary Guards force viewed as guardians of the Islamic ruling system.

The Guards have a separate command and their own air, sea and land units. They are deployed on sensitive border regions and guard key institutions and their arsenal includes the Shahab-3 missile, which reports say can reach targets in Israel.

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      1.   Yada Yada Yada! 11:13  |  Yosemite 18/09/08
      2.   Given IAG`s current precarious condition 12:22  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      3.   Persian official is quite correct.... So...? 12:53  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      4.   Sunburn Missiles 12:54  |  Neutered Observer 18/09/08
      5.   #.3 Neutered Observer.. On Sunburn Missiles. 13:27  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      6.   gulf closure 13:28  |  X` 18/09/08
      7.   Sunburn Missles 13:33  |  Scott G 18/09/08
      8.   #1 spyguy and the first rules of war! eradicate your enemy entire 13:42  |  v.hardman 18/09/08
      9.   SpyGuy and Neutered Observer 13:56  |  British Academic 18/09/08
      10.   #2 Stephen 14:14  |  Persian Hero 18/09/08
      11.   After 5 days of meticulous destruction of anything of military 15:35  |  17 18/09/08
      12.   Stephen., There is nothing to "come clean" 15:50  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      13.   Stephen, the Pentagon Planners do NOT 15:58  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      14.   Why start a war in the first place? 15:59  |  Lou Medel 18/09/08
      15.   Scott G, if Iran is attacked, they are not 16:05  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      16.   #7. Persian Hero. 16:12  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      17.   Spyguy post 11 16:23  |  George 18/09/08
      18.   "17" you vastly over-estimate 16:29  |  spyguy 18/09/08
      19.   #2 spyguy 16:29  |  Moshe 18/09/08
      20.   #.16. Persian Hero. Correction re Anwar Sadat. 16:32  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      21.   # 13 spyguy. Its about the survival of the West. 16:46  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      22.   #12.spyguy. Nothing to come clean about.!! 17:03  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      23.   There is no other choice but to deny Iran nuclear weapons. 17:07  |  Jean Van Daem 18/09/08
      24.   #3, Stephen, You Don`t Know Why ? 17:18  |  Gary 18/09/08
      25.   # 18 Spyguy - no pilots for 5 days - just missiles 17:34  |  17 - second attempt 18/09/08
      26.   Listen to him World, this time He`s NOT telling Lies 17:37  |  dp 18/09/08
      27.   Remember Iraq 17:45  |  Murray the Mongoose 18/09/08
      28.   No, Mr. Ahmadinejad, we are not on board with you..... 18:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/09/08
      29.   #27 Poor Murray 18:04  |  ID 18/09/08
      30.   #.24 Gary. Unbalanced is still normal, these want conflict. 18:15  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      31.   #5, Sunburn Missiles Can Be Defeated 18:22  |  Gary 18/09/08
      32.   So much for the Saudi plan endorsed by Johnboy 18:28  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 18/09/08
      33.   Ahmadinejad: Israel won`t survive in any form 18:28  |  Larry David 18/09/08
      34.   Persian Hero 18:29  |  Sank 18/09/08
      35.   War and Hate words leads to higher oil prices 18:31  |  Motor City Wise Guy 18/09/08
      36.   For Swiss (Dino), who perfums himself in PC morals. 18:32  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      37.   It Sounds Like Ahmadinejad Is Just... 18:34  |  Jeff Northridge 18/09/08
      38.   #18 spyguy will iran survive nuclear mirvs ? 18:36  |  v.hardman 18/09/08
      39.   Israel won`t survive 18:39  |  Fahim 18/09/08
      40.   IF YOU GIVE UP "GREATER ISRAEL", YOU GIVE UP "LITTLE ISRAEL" TOO 18:39  |  Joel Stein 18/09/08
      41.   5 Carrier Strike Groups deployed close to Iran 18:40  |  Johnny 18/09/08
      42.   For Murray the Mongoose # 27: Forget Iraq. 18:40  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      43.   ID #27; Sorry to upset youe applecart but 18:47  |  Murray the Mongoose 18/09/08
      44.   Israel can keep calm and cool, Ahmadinejad. 18:49  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      45.   Dear # 17 18:53  |  North American 18/09/08
      46.   #15 spyguy 19:00  |  Moshe 18/09/08
      47.   To Fahim, 35 19:00  |  Jozef 18/09/08
      48.   LET`S INVITE HIM TO DINNER 19:04  |  Brant 18/09/08
      49.   Mr Dinner Jacket I request some consideration 19:10  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 18/09/08
      50.   Spyguy,13, don`t believe all you hear in the press. 19:14  |  The Equalizer 18/09/08
      51.   IAEA Ahmadinejad`s last friend confirms that he is lying 19:15  |  Realist 18/09/08
      52.   Ahmadinejad`s Prediction 19:18  |  Brod 18/09/08
      53.   Wow...?! 19:22  |  Esther 18/09/08
      54.   17, I think you miss the point 19:32  |  Mark B. 18/09/08
      55.   Time is almost up 19:37  |  Glue 18/09/08
      56.   Swiss (Dino), I am sure Ahmadinejad is very impressed 19:49  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 18/09/08
      57.   Ignore Ahmadinejad. He`s campaigning. 19:54  |  Pablo B 18/09/08
      58.   Ah, I get it 20:05  |  Tzfonit 18/09/08
      59.   THINGS ARE GETTING CRAZY OVER HERE 20:06  |  Robert 18/09/08
      60.   Have you forgotten? 20:12  |  Janice 18/09/08
      61.   Sounds like another declaration of war 20:15  |  David 18/09/08
      62.   re things are crazy here 20:23  |  sev 18/09/08
      63.   Amahdinejijihad Sounds Like A Republican On the Campaign Trail 20:29  |  JP 18/09/08
      64.   To Pablo #57... 20:30  |  Glue 18/09/08
      65.   X on gulf closure 20:36  |  zengeos 18/09/08
      66.   # 36 Fortuna from far, far away Columbia 20:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 18/09/08
      67.   Lou on nukes 20:43  |  zengeos 18/09/08
      68.   # 54 Mark B. Missing the moving point 20:45  |  17 18/09/08
      69.   # 45 North American 20:58  |  17 18/09/08
      70.   #68 17, I think we disagree on this one 21:04  |  Mark B. 18/09/08
      71.   #30, Stephen , These Iranian Thugs are... 21:36  |  Gary 18/09/08
      72.   TO ID 21:40  |  Oleg 18/09/08
      73.   For Swiss (Dino) who tries to save his moral derriere 21:47  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/09/08
      74.   #4 Sunburn missiles 21:50  |  Motke 18/09/08
      75.   Ahmadina-kalb will be neutered by 22:04  |  Stuart 18/09/08
      76.   Frederick the Great of Prussia once counseled his war cabinet: 22:10  |  Joseph.E 18/09/08
      77.   WHAT A JOKE 22:11  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 18/09/08
      78.   Ahmad. 22:19  |  The Teacher/Instruct 18/09/08
      79.   Fahim 22:29  |  Jane 18/09/08
      80.   ahmaghinejad 22:31  |  javeed 18/09/08
      81.   #71. Gary. You tell him that when he is in the Hague. 22:41  |  Stephen. 18/09/08
      82.   "Ahmadinejad" : a new word for "obsession" 22:44  |  tristan 18/09/08
      83.   "right wing bible illetrate" - Fahim, you`re a sweetie 22:49  |  Freethinker 18/09/08
      84.   #77, Good Point ! 22:52  |  Gary 18/09/08
      85.   #81, Stephen, Alive and Well Here in Sunny.. 23:01  |  Gary 18/09/08
      86.   #76 Joseph E., exactly 23:01  |  Mark B. 18/09/08
      87.   The Madness of AhMADinejad 23:02  |  Victoria 18/09/08
      88.   Ahmedinejad`s losing territory to Obama and Livni 23:02  |  Tulip 18/09/08
      89.   #81,Stephen : Ms. Palin is Fine .... 23:06  |  Gary 18/09/08
      90.   The Shia Bomb Is A Problem For Sunnis , It Is The Reason Sunnis 23:14  |  Joseph.E 18/09/08
      91.   Israel will always be 23:14  |  Michael 18/09/08
      92.   Iran is no match for the forces gathering against it 23:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/09/08
      93.   I LIKE THIS MAN EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE 23:35  |  indrajaya 18/09/08
      94.   WRONG AGAIN 23:36  |  MAHMOUD 18/09/08
      95.   oil supplies 23:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/09/08
      96.   Iran 23:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/09/08
      97.   Sleeping well..... in a staunch position 23:57  |  allang 18/09/08
      98.   #94, MAHMOUD 23:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/09/08
      99.   # 86 Mark B. 23:59  |  Joseph.E 18/09/08
      100.   I hope Tutu is still there to greet this megalomaniac 00:05  |  IW 19/09/08
      101.   #93, Indrajaya, Ahmadinejad is having his day.. 00:07  |  Gary 19/09/08
      102.   # 73 Fortuna Benmayor (2nd try) 00:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08
      103.   Let`s make this man UN General Secretary 00:31  |  Paul Freedman 19/09/08
      104.   # 70 Common ground and uncommon skies - OK with me. 00:34  |  17 19/09/08
      105.   Joseph E., you are quite a number I must say 00:39  |  Mark B. 19/09/08
      106.   CJK Wrong again - US oil supply is less 00:44  |  spyguy 19/09/08
      107.   indy...let me rephrase 00:49  |  ben 19/09/08
      108.   Doesn`t he and fellow thugs come across like a germ of corruption 00:51  |  Izzy 19/09/08
      109.   Do NOT bet on McCain-Palin, they will not fight 01:06  |  Iranian-american 19/09/08
      110.   D. 01:07  |  What an idiot 19/09/08
      111.   Iranian- American 01:39  |  Jane 19/09/08
      112.   HOW TO DESTROY ISRAEL ?? 01:40  |  Bill 19/09/08
      113.   CJK Wrong again re: #106 rfeining capacity even less that supply 02:01  |  American in NY 19/09/08
      114.   SPYGUY You are wrong,most US oil imports are from Canada 02:05  |  PETER SM 19/09/08
      115.   iranian Prez 02:20  |  george 19/09/08
      116.   For Swiss (Dino) # 102 03:07  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/09/08
      117.   INdrajaya 03:25  |  Someone 19/09/08
      118.   The Runt of Iran 04:08  |  FulghumInk 19/09/08
      119.   #92 Say Cipora, what forces are that? 04:12  |  ballistic 19/09/08
      120.   Swiss (Dino) 04:25  |  Refugee 19/09/08
      121.   2nd try incase my former post is rejected. 05:24  |  Maureen Ann 19/09/08
      122.   Refugee on land 05:29  |  zengeos 19/09/08
      123.   Re#120, Refugee 05:32  |  Max 19/09/08
      124.   #123,Zengeos 05:48  |  Max 19/09/08
      125.   # 121, MAUREEN ANN 06:02  |  indrajaya 19/09/08
      126.   #78 Geez Kath 06:04  |  ballistic 19/09/08
      127.   Max 124 06:16  |  zengeos 19/09/08
      128.   Another Swan Song 06:16  |  Shimon Cleopas 19/09/08
      129.   #113, ANY 06:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      130.   #121, Maurren Ann, Mahmoud wants to debate 06:33  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      131.   #114 Poor Peter SM does NOT 06:51  |  spyguy 19/09/08
      132.   #119, ballistic, pay attention 06:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      133.   He must be stopped 06:57  |  Shalom Freedman 19/09/08
      134.   indrajaya, Indonesia anahilated 3M East Timories and 1M Chines 06:57  |  Dan 19/09/08
      135.   #124, Zengeos 07:00  |  Max 19/09/08
      136.   The ranting Iranian dictator! 07:03  |  Roxy 19/09/08
      137.   Nuti-dinijad stuff .... boring .... zzzzzz 07:13  |  roberto 19/09/08
      138.   Glue-Ahmad endorsement 07:33  |  Reid 19/09/08
      139.   Dr. A is right ! Iran is a sovereign country and has the right to 07:35  |  lakshmi 19/09/08
      140.   Peace Peace Peace 07:51  |  Avinash 19/09/08
      141.   #131, poor spookguy 08:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      142.   #138, Reid 08:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      143.   To Stephen, Iran has been civilized 08:47  |  gus 19/09/08
      144.   #141 Cipora, I hope you are right 08:55  |  Mark B. 19/09/08
      145.   # 134, DAN 09:43  |  indrajaya 19/09/08
      146.   #144, Mark B 09:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      147.   The Question of Survival 10:14  |  Wind of Change 19/09/08
      148.   Ahmadinejad 10:15  |  KS 19/09/08
      149.   IRAN 10:19  |  The Teacher/Instruct 19/09/08
      150.   # 116 Fortuna from ColOmbia 10:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08
      151.   # 120 Refugee 10:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08
      152.   Ahmadinajad,Israel and the price of oil 10:39  |  Daniel Leopold 19/09/08
      153.   #129 CJK does NOT know hte history 10:42  |  spyguy 19/09/08
      154.   Ahmadinajad in New York 10:44  |  Daniel Leopold 19/09/08
      155.   #132 CJK - The US is inconsequential 10:48  |  spyguy 19/09/08
      156.   oh why do we report everything that man says............... 10:54  |  Jo 19/09/08
      157.   #141 Delusional CJK 11:03  |  spyguy 19/09/08
      158.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 11:32  |  examiner 19/09/08
      159.   Every time I read from spyguy and his illk... 14:38  |  Uri 19/09/08
      160.   #153 Spyguy does NOT know... 14:47  |  Uri 19/09/08
      161.   #93 & 125 2nd try; indrajaya, the case against you 15:11  |  DEOC HOLLIDY 19/09/08
      162.   Iran Strike 15:18  |  The Plaintruth 19/09/08
      163.   Persian Hero 15:28  |  The Plaintruth 19/09/08
      164.   For Swiss (Dino) # 150 with a big yawn. 17:42  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/09/08
      165.   #. 143. gus. Pakistan has nuclear and is Islamic. 17:57  |  Stephen. 19/09/08
      166.   #.159. Jus some kid with mommies laptop. 18:03  |  Stephen. 19/09/08
      167.   Speaking the south! 19:36  |  Paul 19/09/08
      168.   Civilized 19:38  |  Paul 19/09/08
      169.   # 161 Fortuna with the big yawn..... 19:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/09/08
      170.   Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran, Israel on `collision course` 19:41  |  xx 19/09/08
      171.   Einstein`s legacy on Iran and Israel. 22:03  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/09/08
      172.   spookguy 22:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      173.   #.168. Fortuna Benmayor. Pretty deep. Nice post. 23:05  |  Stephen. 19/09/08
      174.   #158, examiner 23:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/09/08
      175.   Fortuna Benmayor and `the cards` 23:20  |  romario 19/09/08
      176.   Indrajaya n E Timor 05:10  |  zengeos 20/09/08
      177.   romario on alternatives 06:12  |  zengeos 20/09/08
      178.   Swiss # 161 - especially for you 14:02  |  ChanahS 20/09/08
      179.   Thank you, Stephen # 173 19:51  |  Fortuna Benmayor 20/09/08
      180.   For romario # 175 00:08  |  Fortuna Benmayor 21/09/08
      181.   WITHOUT TORAH - HE IS RIGHT 04:19  |  Barry S. Roffman 22/09/08
      182.   indrajaya, 1.1M were left after your genocide 07:39  |  Dan 22/09/08
      183.   I sent my response 06:33  |  Lizzy 23/09/08
      184.   #5 Stephen 13:59  |  Mahdi 27/09/08
      185.   #5 Stephen 14:40  |  Mahdi 27/09/08
      186.   TO 34. 15:13  |  DANNY 16/10/08
      187.   TO NO 92. 15:34  |  DANNY. 16/10/08
      188.   The" Shrimp " again? 08:43  |  chop-chop 20/10/08
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