Showing that he can be tough in foreign policy, Iran�s President Rouhani said on Monday that Israel was founded and continues to survive through �terrorism�.

Rouhani is in the midst of a political battle with hardliners within the Iranian regime, including over his foreign policy of �engagement� with other States. He has been challenged both over his hope for better relations with Saudi Arabia and over his interaction with Western countries.

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The President countered accusations of weakness over the July 14 nuclear deal and his general approach with�keynote remarks at a conference in Tehran�remembering Iranian victims of terrorism: �This [Israeli] regime began its work on the basis of intimidation, terror, and occupation, and is continuing the same anti-human path today.�

Rouhani also denounced �Takfiris�, the Iranian label for deviant Muslims, as he referred to the Islamic State, Taliban, and Nigeria�s Boko Haram as sources of terrorism.

He called for a �global will� to eliminate terror.

By EA WorldView