Mahmoud Alinejad
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Mahmoud Alinejad
adopt choice moderate otherwise people pursuing
He is pursuing it (the anti-Israel line) because he doesn't really have any choice internally. Otherwise he will be sidelined. It's very hard, even for people like Rafsanjani, to adopt a more moderate stance.
anticipate case defend line military point pressure properly threat
Probably, they anticipate that down the line there will be a point that confrontation will be inevitable. Therefore, they are just indicating that in case they come under any military pressure or any threat then they can properly defend themselves.