Vice President Mike Pence said Iran is pushing to eliminate Israel and unleash “a new Holocaust.”
His comments came during a meeting of European and Middle East leaders in Poland on Thursday. His remarks were detailed in a report by the Daily Mail.
“Forty years ago this month, the mullahs seized control of the country – and every year since, they have supported terrorist proxies and militias like Hezbollah, Hamas, and al Qaida, exported missiles, and fueled conflicts in Syria and Yemen and beyond,' Pence said.
'Iran endlessly spews hatred against Israel, our most cherished ally. The Ayatollah Khamenei himself has said, ‘It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region.”'
And the Washington Examiner quoted Pence as saying: “The Iranian regime openly advocates another Holocaust and seeks the means to achieve it.”
Pence was critical of a new initiative by France, Germany and Britain to allow European businesses to keep operating in Iran, despite renewed U.S. sanctions.
'It's an ill-advised step that will only strengthen Iran, weaken the (European Union) and creates still more distance between Europe and the United States,' Pence said.
“The time has come for our European partners to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and join with us as we bring the economic and diplomatic pressure necessary to give the Iranian people, the region and the world the peace, security and freedom they deserve,' he said.
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