(Al-Monitor) Arash Karami - "Iran has explicitly stated many times that it wants to destroy Israel," said Tehran University professor Sadegh Zibakalam. "None of the other countries that have a nuclear program have stated that they want to destroy a country." "I don't know who entrusted Iran with destroying Israel," Zibakalam said. "Has the United Nations given this mission to Iran?" At a speech at Islamic Azad University in Mashhad, he stated that international opposition to Iran's nuclear program is directly related to its rhetoric on Israel. During a June 2013 debate, hard-line parliament member Mehdi Koochakzadeh asked how Zibakalam could question not fighting Israel. Zibakalam said he is not committed to Israel's destruction and that Israel is a member of the UN.
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