Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said on Tuesday that Iranian officials unanimously believe that Israel is an illegitimate regime. According to IRNA, Qashqavi made the remarks in his weekly press briefing in response to a question posed on friendship between the Iranian nation and people of Israel.
The question was put forward in reaction to a statement made by the head of Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei that Iranians are friendly to all nations including the Americans and the Israeli Jews.
Mashaei who was conveying the humanitarian attitude of the Iranian nation said that the friendship with the Jewish people has nothing to do with the "usurper" regime of Tel Aviv.
