Press TV- Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon�Mohammad Fat�h-ali�has described Israel as the main source of security threats in the Middle East, saying that the West�s support for the regime hinders efforts aimed at countering regional threats.

In an interview with IRNA news agency published on Friday, Fat�h-ali said, �On the regional level, the Zionist regime is the main source of security threats. In all historical periods, this regime has had an aggressive posture.�
The pattern of Tel Aviv�s behavior is �based on occupying others� territory, terror, expanding special military units, and trying to topple and [wage] military operations against other countries,� the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon said.��The Zionist regime attempts to ensure its security through turning a blind eye to the security of other players.�
The West and the US�s support for Israel and their pressure on some regional countries to normalize their ties with the regime �is one of the impediments to coping with regional threats,� Fat�h-ali said.

The Iranian diplomat said that Iran�s security doctrine was solely defensive and based on deterrence.

�We believe that security is ensured in the region through the cooperation of regional countries and not by foreign powers,� he pointed out.

Fat�h-ali also stressed that establishment a new security order in the region in the post-Daesh era was �inevitable.�

�The Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the most important players in the region�, considers collective security for all by using regional countries� capabilities and without the presence and interference of the extra-regional countries as the best way to establish West Asia�s security order,� he�said.

The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, which is mainly active in Syria and Iraq, has been forced to retreat from much of the territory under its control in recent months.