Netanyahu: Khamenei is wrong; Israel is here to stay

Upon landing in London for an official visit, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserts that the Iranian supreme leader, who stated earlier Wednesday that Israel will have ceased to exist 25 years down the line, was wrong, and the Jewish state is here to stay.

“Khamenei doesn’t even allow supporters of the [nuclear] deal a margin of illusion,” Netanyahu says in Hebrew.

“He emphasizes that the US is the Great Satan and that Iran intends to destroy the State of Israel. That won’t happen. Israel is a powerful country and it will grow even stronger.

“But the takeaway from the words of the despot in Tehran is that all responsible nations have to cooperate to stop Iranian aggression, which, to my chagrin, will only grow in the wake of the deal.”