Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter called on Friday the mullahs in Iran and their proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon “death cults” that devote their efforts to “annihilation” while Israel fights for life.

“The fight against the Iranian regime is a fight for life,” the diplomat said in a video posted on X.

He noted that the Israeli government held talks with the Lebanese government this week for the first time in more than 30 years, “with the hope that we can defeat this death cult of Hezbollah and together achieve a future that sanctifies life.”