JD: So let me go to I think a key question to begin our discussion. An Iranian commander has outlined a plan to defeat world powers. Going to go after American, go after Israel and all of their allies. Is this Braggadocio or are they really getting ready to do this?
KT: Well what’s interesting Jimmy is that Hossein Salami who is a top commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, in fact he’s number two after Jafari, he is basically saying what the Iranians have been saying for many many years but more openly, more clearly, more outspokenly if you wish. He’s saying that not just are we going to defeat the world powers starting with the United States and Israel but we have a plan for it and we’re going to be guided by our determination to wage Jihad. So he makes very clear in this statement, which was a public statement this past week that Iran is going to base itself on the Islamic notion of Jihad to defeat the United States to defeat Israel. It will not be a small war it won’t even be a reason of war but a war that is waged worldwide.
