Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the United States and Israel were seeking to break the Islamic Republic apart.
“Their issue was… the fundamental disintegration of Iran,” said Larijani in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on state TV.
He said the US was seeking to replicate in Iran a scenario similar to Venezuela, where interim president Delcy Rodriguez has cooperated with him under threat of violence after Washington ousted her boss, Nicolas Maduro.
“Their perception was that it would be like Venezuela — they would strike, take control, and it would be over –but now they are trapped.” (AFP)
