Iran's Islamic Republic has consistently pursued the objective of eliminating Israel, articulating a 25-year timeline by Ali Khamenei in 2015, targeting 2040. This ambition is advanced through diplomatic efforts, like proposing a referendum for pre-1948 residents, and military plans, as revealed by Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in 2018. Documents seized by the IDF during the Iron Swords War (October 2023-January 2026) showed coordination between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Tehran for the October 7 attack, though Yahya Sinwar initiated it without final party coordination.
Following the massacre, IRGC Commander Hossein Salami (eliminated June 2025) and Mahdi Mohammadi called for an enhanced, lesson-learned massacre involving the Axis of Resistance. The regime's commitment to Israel's eradication persisted even after Khamenei's elimination, reflected in Quds Day events on March 13, 2026. This ambition is rooted in ideological antisemitism from Khomeini and Khamenei, framing Israel as a "cancerous tumor" and a U.S. outpost. It also serves geopolitical goals, allowing Iran to export its revolution, expand influence, and bridge sectarian divides by positioning anti-Zionism as a universal Islamic cause, despite internal Iranian opposition.
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