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Iranian military sharpens rhetoric, vows Israel's destruction

Tehran, Nov 13 (UNI) Vowing Israel's total annihilation, Iranian military spokesperson Abolfazl Shekarchi, in a marked sharpening of Tehran's military rhetoric, said that Iran's core aim remains the extinction of the Jewish state.
Making his remarks at a ceremony marking the 14th death anniversary of former IRGC commander Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, who was killed by the IDF in Nov 12, 2011, in an IRGC base explosion, the official said that the deceased commander had "carried the wish to see Israel wiped out," to his grave, adding "With God's help, this wish will be fulfilled."
Claiming that Tehran's aerospace forces have continued to become "more powerful by the day," he remarked that with each loss, the Islamic Republic becomes stronger, emboldened by the blood of martyrs.
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