FM spokesman in Tehran: Iran begins preparing operations against Israel
Special Report
December 29, 2008, 6:18 PM (GMT+02:00)
On Monday, Dec. 29, Day 3 of Israel’s Gaza operation, the spokesman said Iran had embarked on preparations for operations against Israel in line with the directives laid down by supreme ruler Ayatollah Ali Khameini in his speech Sunday.
in his speech, Khameini issued a fatwa calling on Muslims to stand up and defend Palestinians against Israel. He said “true believers” were “duty-bound to defend” the Palestinians. Khamenei did not spell out what he intended. The foreign ministry statement said believers killed in their cause would be counted martyrs.
A group of hardline clerics is signing up volunteers to fight “against the Zionist regime” in the Gaza Strip “in either military, financial or propaganda fields.” This is reported by the semi-official Fars news agency.
Iranian lawmaker Ali Motahari told the Iranian news agency IRNA that it was time for Iran and Arab nations to go to war with Israel.
Egypt has led widespread Arab voices blaming Hamas for the Gaza crisis and accusing Iran of manipulating the Palestinian cause as a power play for its own ends.
Yep, Seen that one but I don’t think they have the nads (iran) to do anything except under the table, like the red crescent ship they are sending. It should be boarded (US, British, India, or Australa) and search, then sunk or absorbed by Israel if any thing was found on it other than food or medical.
Israel is unwilling to do what it takes to win. This is all posturing. Once I start seeing the the Abrahms tanks they have leveling house after house with hajib clad rats scurrying around in the rubble I will believe it. The first picture of a moustached muslim mother clutching her future terrorist dead child showing in the Western press Israel will back down. They always do. They start hitting the mosques and schools and markets, not giving a moments respite and they will actually have a chance to win. Come out saying, we have tried to live in peace now we annex this territory as part of Israel, you have 48 hours to vacate. Israel for the past 30 years is the definition of insanity. Doing the same thing over and over, tactical operations which yeild little.