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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just explained why Israel takes a hardline on Iran

By Tom Rogan

Published January 16, 2018 6:19pm ET

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei just explained why Israel takes a hardline on Iran — By stating that "Palestine is the river to the sea and Al Quds is undoubtedly its capital," Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is actually saying that all of Jerusalem and all Israeli territory from the West Bank to the Mediterranean Sea is actually Palestinian territory. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) | AP

On Tuesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tweeted this:

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