you know, they say actions speak louder than words but in iran s case the words speak as loud as the actions. just listen to the deputy commander of iran s revolution guard force. here is what he said in february quote the islamic revolution is not limited by geographic borders boasting that iraq, palestine, yemen, lebanon, are among the countries being quote conquered by the islamic republic of iran. end quote. conquered. and for those of you who believe that the deal in vienna will bring a change in iran s policy
tear down iran s global terror network. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, israel is working closely with our arab peace partners to address our common security challenges from iran and also the security ch m challen challenges from isis and others. we are working with other states in the middle east as well as countries in africa and asia and beyond. many in our region know that both iran and isis are our common enemies. and who your enemies fight each other, don t strengthen either one, weaken both. [applause]
only gets worse. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i have long said that the greatest danger facing our world is the coupling of militant islam with nuclear weapons. and i am gravely concerned that the nuclear deal with iran will move to be the marriage certificate of that unholy union. i know that some well intentioned people, sincerely believe that this deal is the best way to block iran s path to the bomb, but one of histories
be that this is all maneuvering in preparation for a negotiation. the u.s. and iran are now talking. if there s ever going to be a diplomatic solution here, it will have to have the u.s., sunni gulf allies, russians and iranians at the table to manage a transition away from assad or maybe even the partition of syria altogether. everyone will want to be on the strongest position on the ground in preparation for that. it s possible part of this is jockeying for that. you mentioned iran. jim, watching benjamin netanyahu address the united nations just a little bit ago, he paused for 44 seconds. why? e he has a talent for the dramatic on the floor at the u.n. general assembly. a couple years ago he brought that famous placard showing progress on an iranian nuclear bomb. it simplified the argument. this one more dramatic. he was basically comparing the silence in the region and around