Israel, politically dead after 33-day war: Larijani

Majlis speaker, Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Israel has become politically dead after its humiliating defeat in the 33-day war against Lebanon in (July-August 2006). Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting Foreign Minister of Lebanon Fawzi Salloukh who is currently in Tehran to attend the 15th meeting of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) foreign ministers. The meeting opened on Tuesday morning with inaugural speech of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The 118 member states, 15 observer members, and eight international and regional organizations are attending the meeting. Larijani said that the release of a group of the Lebanese captives from Israeli prisons was a historic defeat for Israel and a great victory for Lebanon and for the world of Islam. Israel released five Lebanese prisoners in return for bodies of... [read full story]