Just in case we were in any doubt. Yes, Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Brig.-Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi confirms: our strategy of annihilating Israel has not changed.
Is there any other country which has, as one of its main foreign policy goals, the annihilation of another country? China and Taiwan, maybe, but that's different: not annihilation but annexation to the great motherland. Apart from that, I draw a blank.
The issue of the JCPOA renewal seems to have gone quiet, but as far as I'm aware it's still on the table, though the election of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi as president might perhaps be an issue. Still, in principle the US and Iran are prepared to sit round a table and negotiate a new deal, as though Obama's vision of a responsible Iran playing its part in the politics of the region was still a possibility.
Well, Biden's sold out Afghanistan. Maybe it'll be Israel next.
[Shekarchi's welcome to the Taliban may prove short-lived, with the persecution of the Hazara Shias in Bamiyan a reminder of the Sunni-Shia divide which may soon raise its head.
Nice prayer bump on the forehead by the way, Brigadier-General.]
Mick Hartley 
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