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Source: https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2019/03/290517.htm
Pompeo in Jerusalem: Iran Seeks the Annihilation of Israel
(State Department) U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Pompeo recalled that four years ago, Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress. "On that day, you spoke about the grave threat that the Jewish people face, the threat from the Islamic Republic of Iran, which seeks the absolute destruction and annihilation of Israel. The ayatollahs have spent four decades spewing hatred, supporting terrorist violence, and pursuing nuclear weapons for a war against a neighbor that wishes nothing more than to live in peace." "With such threats a daily reality of Israeli life, we maintain our unparalleled commitment to Israel's security and firmly support your right to defend yourself."