'Hated Israel will be annihilated'
By JPOST.COM STAFF and Press TV
11/03/2010 15:48

Ahmadinejad warns aggression won't save "most criminal regime in the world."
The Palestinians and the nations of the Middle East will be rid of a “bad omen” once Israel is annihilated, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech communicated by Press TV.

Speaking to supporters in southern Iran, Ahmadinejad charged that Israel, a foreign presence and a “Western protégé” in the region, had “reached the end of its road.”

The Iranian president further stated that Israel was not as useful for “its masters” - apparently a reference to the United States and Europe – as it was at its inception. Calling Jews who immigrated to Israel before or after 1948 “the most criminal people in the world,” he stated that it was now clear that there was no regime more hated than Israel.

“They think in their underdeveloped minds that if they launch another war against Lebanon or Syria it might help them survive a little longer. I am telling them that you are in a situation now that more aggressions or wars will not save you,” Press TV quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.

Echoing a Wednesday speech in which he accused the US of creating the terrorist movement it now seeks to defeat in Afghanistan, Ahmadinejad said NATO forces were deploying troops to the region intending to "seize the oil in Iraq and the Persian Gulf."

“I must tell you that the young generation of the Middle East will cut your hands off from the oil reserves of the Persian Gulf,” the Iranian president cautioned.

Israel Unveils Drones Able to Hit Iran

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: February 21, 2010


TEL NOF AIR FORCE BASE, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Air Force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting Iran within their range.

The new aircraft, called the Heron TP, has a wingspan of 86 feet, making it the size of a Boeing 737 jetliner and the largest unmanned aircraft in Israel’s military.

The commander of Israel’s Air Force, Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan, said the aircraft “has the potential to be able to conduct new missions down the line as they become relevant.”

Israel’s military refused to disclose the size of the new fleet or whether it was designed for use against Iran.

Israel considers Iran an enemy because of its nuclear program, missiles and repeated threats.

Israel has hinted at the possibility of a military strike against Iran if world pressure does not halt the Iranian nuclear program, despite Iranian assertions that the program is for peaceful ends.