Ayatollah Khamenei. Photo: Wiki Commons

JNS.org – On the day negotiations on the Iran nuclear program were renewed in Geneva, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called Israel a “rabid dog.”

“It came from the mouth of the rabid dog of the region—Israel—that Iran is a threat to the world! No, the fake regime Israel and its allies are the threat,” Khamenei said in a speech broadcast on Iran’s Press TV with an English translation.

Regarding the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers, Khamenei said, “We do insist that we will not step back one iota from our rights.”