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Sky News journalist who claimed Israel ‘sworn’ to Iran’s destruction apologises for ‘misspeaking’

Dominic Waghorn has backpedalled on the comment made during a live broadcast on Thursday

April 19, 2024 12:28
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Sky News's international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn claimed that Israel and Iran are mutually 'sworn to each other's destruction' during a live broadcast
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A senior journalist at Sky News wrongly claimed during a live broadcast on Thursday that Israel has “sworn” to Iran’s destruction.

The broadcaster’s international affairs editor, Dominic Waghorn - who corrected the mistake in a post on X after his remark drew criticism, stated during the live report from Jerusalem: “For half a century, 45 years, Israel and Iran [have] kind of sworn to each other’s destruction, effectively.”

Waghorn’s equation of Israel and Iran’s geopolitical objectives attracted criticism from viewers including the journalist and commentator Jonathan Sacerdoti.

Sacerdoti – who writes for the JC – posted on X: “Israel has never been sworn to Iran’s destruction, as @SkyNews @DominicWaghorn suggests. The Islamic Republic has, however, been sworn to Israel’s destruction. Why try to equate one nation’s desire not to be wiped out with the other’s desire to wipe it out?”