FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: Iran never said it wants Israel gone
FALSETHE ANSWER
Khamenei, June 2018: Israel is 'a malignant cancerous tumor' that 'has to be removed and eradicated.' He repeated 'cancerous tumour' in May 2020.
SOURCE
Khamenei speeches 2018, 2020 (Reuters, AP)
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